LATE WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, C. MID-9TH CENTURY-8TH CENTURY BC

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TWO MINIATURE JADE CARVINGS OF BIRDS
LATE WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, C. MID-9TH CENTURY-8TH CENTURY BC
Both are similarly carved in the round as a bird, with its head detailed with a small pointed beak and protruding eyes, the body detailed with stylised plumage culminating in an elongated tail.
Widest:1 3/8 in. (3.1 cm.) wide, box

Provenance

Lantien Shanfang Collection, acquired in Macau in 1988

Lot Essay

Compare to a pair of jade carvings of bird, with simialr long and curly beak, but wings close to the body, are illustrated in Golden Age of the Rui State: Zhou Dynasty Treasures from Hancheng, Shaanxi Province, Shanghai, no.118, p.241 (fig. 1).

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