A GREEN JADE ‘CLOUD-SCROLL’ ORNAMENT
A GREEN JADE ‘CLOUD-SCROLL’ ORNAMENT

HONGSHAN CULTURE, CIRCA 4000-3000 BC

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A GREEN JADE ‘CLOUD-SCROLL’ ORNAMENT
HONGSHAN CULTURE, CIRCA 4000-3000 BC
The jade is carved and pierced as a single unit of a cloud-scroll with subsidiary arched segments protruding from four corners. The top is pierced with a circular aperture.
5 in. (12.3 cm.) long, box
Provenance
Lantien Shanfang Collection, acquired in 1997 in Taipei

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