Lot 293 , A Chinese archaistic yellow jade plaque, Eastern Zhou dynasty or later, 15.8cm

A Chinese archaistic yellow jade plaque, Eastern Zhou dynasty or later, in the form a mythical beast carved in relief with spiral grains, the stone of greenish-yellow tone with russet inclusions to the edge, 15.8cm
Estimate £500-700

See Alfred Salmony, carved jade of Ancient China, 1980, text p.80, Plate XLIII for an Eastern Zhon dynasty plaque in the G L Winthrop Collection, New York

The two russet patches to the edge appear to be made of resin otherwise in reasonable condition.


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