LOT 17 AN ARCHAIC JADE BIRD PLAQUE Shang Dynasty
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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 worked in the form of a plumed bird in profile, the head with circular eyes above downward-curving beak, the body finely detailed with geometric designs and curling plumes behind its head, back and tail, the stone an even pale green tone with beige inclusions. 4.5cm (1 6/8in) long.商 玉鳥形佩Provenance: Idemitsu Collection, TokyoRoger Keverne Ltd., LondonA British private collectionPublished, Illustrated and Exhibited: Roger Keverne Ltd., Summer Exhibition, London, 2004, no.65來源:東京出光美術館舊藏倫敦古董商Roger Keverne Ltd.英國私人收藏展覽著錄:Roger Keverne Ltd.,《夏季展覽》,倫敦,2004年,編號65The flat form of the present bird appears to relate it to the early birds linked with the Shijiahe Culture, Yangtze River region in Hubei Province, which show a similar treatment of incised designs and scales. Compare with a similar jade finial shaped as a plumed bird, Shang dynasty, in the British Museum, London, illustrated by J.Rawson, Chinese Jade from the Neolithic to the Qing, London, 1995, no.11:3.Compare with a similar Western Zhou dynasty jade bird plaque, which was sold at Bonhams Hong Kong, 30 May 2017, lot 20 (part lot).sold_price_type: £
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