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An archaic pale celadon jade 'mask' scabbard chape, Western Han dynasty, circa 2nd century BC | 西漢 約公元前二世紀 青白玉獸面紋劍珌
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December 21, 01:07 PM GMT
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 EUR
Lot Details
Description
Property from a European Private Collection
An archaic pale celadon jade 'mask' scabbard chape
Western Han dynasty, circa 2nd century BC
Length 7.2 cm, 2 ⅞ in.
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Collection particulière européenne
Chape de fourreau d'épée archaïque en jade céladon pâle à décor de masque, dynastie des Han Occidentaux, vers le IIe siècle avant J.C.
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歐洲私人收藏
西漢 約公元前二世紀 青白玉獸面紋劍珌
Elegant House, Chinese Curios, Hong Kong, circa 1991 - 1994.
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Elegant House，Chinese Curios，香港，約1991 至 1994年
Compare a related example in shorter form, in the collection of the Idemitsu Museum of Art, Tokyo, illustrated in Chugoku Kodai no Bijutsu [Ancient Chinese arts in the Idemitsu collection], Tokyo, 1978, cat. no. 108 (top right); and one, in the collection of the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in Gugong Bowuyuan cangpin daxi. Yuqi bian / Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum. Jade, vol. 3, Beijing, 2011, pl. 290, p.256. Compare also a closely related jade scabbard chape, attributed to Western Han dynasty or later, sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 3rd August 2023, lot 3017; and a slightly shorter example, sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 29th November 2022, lot 2761.
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