AN ARCHAIC JADE BIRD PLAQUE Shang DynastyTHE PROPERTY OF A BRITISH FAMILY英國家族藏品AN ARCHAIC JADE BIRD PLAQUEShang DynastyThe flat stone carved as a stylised mythical bird, decorated on both sides with geometric designs, with a circular hole pierced for suspension, the stone of chalky-white tone. 5.5cm (2 1/4in) long.商 玉鳥Provenance: Prof. Cheng Te-k'un (1908-2001), Cambridge (the Mu-Fei collection) Bluett & Sons Ltd., LondonA British private collection, acquired from the above on 31 December 1990Published, Illustrated and Exhibited：Cheng Te-kun, 'The Carving of Jade in the Shang Period', Transactions of the Oriental Ceramic Society, vol.29, London, 1954-1955, pl.8(25).Cheng Te-kun, Shang China, Cambridge, 1960, pl.XVI(e)Bluett & Sons, Chinese Jades from the Mu-Fei Collection, London, 1990, no.9來源：鄭德坤（1908-2001）教授舊藏，劍橋（木扉舊藏）倫敦古董商Bluett & Sons Ltd.英國私人收藏，1990年12月31日從上處購得展覽著錄：鄭德坤，《The Carving of Jade in the Shang Period》，《東方陶瓷學會會刊》，第29期，1954-55，插圖8(25)鄭德坤著，《Shang China》，劍橋，1960年，插圖XVI(e)Bluett & Sons，《木扉珍藏玉器》，1990年，編號9See a related jade bird plaque, Shang dynasty, in the Qing Court Collection, illustrated in the Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum, Jade, vol.2, Beijing, 2011, p.175, no.196.Compare with a related pale greenish-white jade bird-form finial, Shang dynasty, which was sold at Christie's New York, 18 March 2009, lot 263sold_price_type: £