Two Americans in Paris, The Collection of Sam and Myrna Myers
Two Americans in Paris, The Collection of Sam and Myrna Myers
A jade 'bird' pendant, Late Shang period | 商晚期 玉鳥形佩
Auction Closed
November 4, 11:45 AM GMT
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
A jade 'bird' pendant
Late Shang period
商晚期 玉鳥形佩
the flat stone worked in the form of a bird in profile, detailed with incised feathers, pierced at the head with an aperture for suspension, the heavily calcified stone a creamy celadon colour
Height 6.6 cm, 2½ in.
Jean-Paul Desroches, Two Americans in Paris, A Quest for Asian Art, 2016, London, no.102.
Jean-Paul Desroches編《Two Americans in Paris, A Quest for Asian Art》, 2016年, 倫敦, 圖版102