A JADE ‘COMMA SCROLL’ DISC, BI

WESTERN HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-AD 8)

Details

A JADE ‘COMMA SCROLL’ DISC, BI
WESTERN HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-AD 8)
The ring is carved on both sides with comma-scrolls, the stone of a greyish-celadon tone.
5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm.) diam., box

Provenance

Dexinshuwu Collection, acquired in Taipei in 1991

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Lot Essay

Compare to a jade bi with similar comma-scroll motifs in the National Palace Museum, illustrated in A Catalogue of National Palace Museum’s Special Exhibition of Circular Jade, Taipei, 2006, pl. 71.

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