Lot 161: FOUR ARCHAISTIC JADE AND HARDSTONE CARVINGS OF CURRENCY Late Qing Dynasty

FOUR ARCHAISTIC JADE AND HARDSTONE CARVINGS OF CURRENCY

Late Qing Dynasty

The pendant of
bu and
huang made in homage to the ancient currency and decorated with archaistic characters in low relief within line borders, the reverse simply carved, the pale translucent stone stained black in areas; the oblong-shaped coin with a perforated tap on either end, the center with an oval opening and decorated with three archaistic characters, the reverse incised with crisscross pattern within a line border, the beige stone smoothly polished with dark gray streaks; the thick circular disc decorated with four archaistic characters, the stone pitted on one side and stained black; the oval disc with a rectangular opening at the center, decorated with scroll patterns on either side within line borders, the pale stone stained brown and pitted in areas. (4)


1 3/8in to 4 7/16in (3.5cm to 11.2cm) long

PLEASE NOTE: This report describes, but may not be limited to, major condition issues for the lot.







Old surface pitting to the black coin, oval coin, and the end of the
huang pendant, possibly intentional. Stones altered to induce colors and textures for the appearance of antiquity.

清末 仿古玉石貨幣四件



Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價




Provenance:

Yamanaka & Company, New York

Gift of Samuel T. Peters, 1913

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1913-present




來源：

紐約山中商會

Samuel T. Peters 1913 年贈

大都會藝術博物館，1913 年迄今

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