Two Americans in Paris, The Collection of Sam and Myrna Myers
Two Americans in Paris, The Collection of Sam and Myrna Myers
A jade 'water buffalo' pendant, Late Shang dynasty | 商晚期 玉水牛形佩
Auction Closed
November 4, 11:45 AM GMT
Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
A jade 'water buffalo' pendant
Late Shang dynasty
商晚期 玉水牛形佩
the recumbent beast with head turned sharply to the left, large bulging eyes and long curled horns, the head pierced for suspension, the stone of creamy-beige colour
5.7 by 3.3 cm, 2½ by 1¼ in.
Filippo Salviati, The Language of Adornment: Chinese Ornaments of Jade, Crystal, Amber, and Glass, 2004, Paris, no. 15.
Jean-Paul Desroches, Two Americans in Paris: A Quest for Asian Art, 2016, Paris, no. 106.
Fillippo Salviati編《The Language of Adornment: Chinese Ornaments of Jade, Crystal, Amber, and Glass》, 2004年, 巴黎，圖版15
Jean-Paul Desroches編《Two Americans in Paris: A Quest for Asian Art》, 2016年, 圖版106.