A JADE FISH-FORM PENDANT

WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, C. 1100 – 771 BC

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A JADE FISH-FORM PENDANT
WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, C. 1100 – 771 BC
The thin pendant is carved on both sides as a fish shown in profile with incised linear eyes and its top fin filled with parallel diagonal lines. There is a tiny hole drilled on one end below the head. The jade has a mottled russet and green tone with areas of white opaque alteration.
2 ½ in. (6 cm.) long, box

Provenance

Collection of Dr Cheng Te-k’un (1907-2001)
Lantien Shanfang Collection, acquired in London in 1990

Lot Essay

The nail-shaped mouth on the present lot is a typical design of Western Zhou dynasty fish carvings. Compare two similar examples excavated from the Yu State tomb, illustrated in Yuguo Jade Wares, Beijing, 2010, pl. BZM7:161, p. 279.

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