Asian Art II - Part One - 24 May 2023
THREE CHINESE JADE ITEMS
THREE CHINESE JADE ITEMS
WARRING STATES PERIOD AND LATER
One a calcified jade curved pendant, huang, carved with seeds, 13cm, another an elaborate yellow jade reticulated pendant carved as a bi with a mythical creature above and a stylised dragon below, 10.3cm, the third a bead carved with a chilong, 3.6cm. (3)
Provenance: by repute, the huang, acquired at Christie's 4th March 1999, the bi pendant, from Christie's 7th December 1995, and the bead acquired privately.