A mottled pale grey jade bead, Shang/Western Zhou dynasty | 商/西周 玉珠
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A mo꧂ttled pale grey jade bead, Shang/Western Zhou dynasty
商/西周 玉珠
carved with a taotie mask on the curved side and cinnabar traces🅘, a central channel drilled from both ends, the flat sideܫ uncarved, stone a mottled pale grey tone and russet inclusions
Height 2.5 cm, 1 in.
Collection of Chang Nai-Chi (1952–1957).
Collection of Dr. Arthur M. Sackler (1913–1987).
Christie's New York, 18th March 2009, Lot 280.
章乃器（1952–1957）收藏
賽克勒博士（1913–1987）收藏
紐約佳士得2009年3月18日，編號280
Archaic Chinese Jades, The ဣUniversity Museum, Philadelphia, February 1940, 𒁃cat no. XV, 282.
《Archaic Chinese Jades》，The University Museum，費城，1940，圖版15，282號