Lot 135: SIX ARCHAISTIC JADE DISCS Late Qing Dynasty

SIX ARCHAISTIC JADE DISCS

Late Qing Dynasty

The oval disc carved with a
chi dragon in relief, perforated at the center with an oblong aperture, the reverse flat with neatly lined bosses within line borders, the cream-colored stone with earth encrustations in pitted areas; the
bi disc finely carved with lot relief dragon designs on either side with concentric bands and 'C' scrolls, the stone stained olive-brown; the oval disc simply incised with a
chi dragon, the base flat and incised with four
ruyi scrolls, the stone mottled with orange-brown; the small
bi disc finely engraved with a
chi dragon within line borders, the reverse decorated with
ruyi scrolls, the celadon stone degraded; a pair of recumbent dogs forming a ring, the translucent stone stained black on top; the thick disc carved with a
chi dragon in high relief, the center with a small aperture, drilled under the chin for stringing, the olive green stone mottled. (6)


1 1/2in to 2 7/8in (3.8cm to 7.3cm) wide

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







Minor surface pitting, wear, and degradation. Stones altered to induce colors and textures for the appearance of antiquity.

清末 仿古玉璧玉珮共六件



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



The engraved
bi disc with
chi dragon and
ruyi scrolls is closely related to the
bi disc in the George Eumorfopoulos Collection, donated to the British Museum in 1937 and illustrated on the museum's website, registration number 1937.0416.86, attributed as Qing Dynasty, 18th-19th century.

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