SPRING AND AUTUMN PERIOD (770-476 BC) OR LATER

Details

A QIN-STYLE JADE OPENWORK ORNAMENT
SPRING AND AUTUMN PERIOD (770-476 BC) OR LATER
1 ¾ in. (4.4 cm.) long

Provenance

Luo Zhenyu Collection (1866-1940)
Riichi Ueno Collection (1848-1919)
Seiichi Ueno Collection (1882-1970)

Literature

The Early Chinese Jades in the Collection of the Late Riichi Ueno, Japan, 1925, pl. 25, no. 69

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Lot Essay

There are three distinct characteristics on Qin-style jades of the late Spring and Autumn period: predominantly geometric shapes, incised angular decoration lines, and piercing, drilling, and cutting techniques.

Compare to a qin-style openwork jade ornament from Chang Wei-Hwa collection, sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, The Chang Wei-Hwa Collection of Archaic Jades Part III - Spring and Autumn & Warring States Periods, 3 December 2021, lot 2755.

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