Lot Essay
Compare with a very similar jade ring excavated from the Tomb of Marqui Yi of Zeng, Suizhou, Hubei Province, and illustrated in Zhongguo yuqi quanji-3-Spring Autumn Period, Hebei, 1993, no. 162.
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EARLY WARRING STATES PERIOD, CIRCA 476-400 BC
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A PALE CELADON JADE 'DRAGONS AND CLOUDS' RING, HUAN
EARLY WARRING STATES PERIOD, CIRCA 476-400 BC
The ring is carved on both sides with various motifs including raised comma spirals, c-scrolls, and cloud scrolls, arranged to represent abstract dragons amid clouds.
4 7⁄8 in. (12.3 cm.) diam., box
EARLY WARRING STATES PERIOD, CIRCA 476-400 BC
The ring is carved on both sides with various motifs including raised comma spirals, c-scrolls, and cloud scrolls, arranged to represent abstract dragons amid clouds.
4 7⁄8 in. (12.3 cm.) diam., box
Provenance
Lantien Shanfang Collection, acquired in Hong Kong in 1992
Brought to you by
Ruben Lien (連懷恩)
VP, Senior Specialist