Petit pendentif en jade Dynastie Shang, ca. 1200-1100 avant J.-C.

sculpté en forme d'oiseau aux ailes déployées et queue courte, la tête ronde incisée d'yeux circulaires, le bec percé, la pierre vert olive tachetée de chamois, traces de cinabre

Acquired in Beijing, June 1943 (according to Max Loehr's notes).
Collection of Prof. Max Loehr (1903-1988).
J. J. Lally & Co., New York, 1993.

Chinese Archaic Jades and Bronzes from the Estate of Professor Max Loehr and Others, J. J. Lally & Co., New York, 1993, no. 60.

J. J. Lally & Co., Chinese Archaic Jades and Bronzes from the Estate of Professor Max Loehr and Others, New York, 1993, cat. no. 60.

The pendant is in overall good condition. There are some very small old shallow chips under the tail and a small old frit to the tip of one wing. The stone is polished and has a matte surface. There are traces of earth and cinnabar in the recessed parts of the carving. The stone is a darker, more saturated green colour than the catalogue illustration suggests.
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