carved on each side in low relief with a dense pattern of comma-shaped whorls between ridged bands at the rim and center, the dark green jade with extensive areas calcified to creamy-white

Christie’s New York, 23rd June 1982, lot 406.

Filippo Salviati, Radiant Stones: Archaic Chinese Jades, Hong Kong, 2000, cat. no. 88.

Compared to the catalogue image, the jade is more yellow. There is a restored section of the rim, approx. 3 1/4 in. x 1 in. (8.2 cm x 2.5 cm). There is an incipient chip to the edge approx. 1 in. x 1/2 in. (2.5 cm x 1.2 cm). The jade is with calcification.
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