Lot 219 , Two Chinese archaic jade figures of a man, probably Western Zhou to Han dynasty

Two Chinese archaic jade figures of a man, probably Western Zhou to Han dynasty, the smaller highly stylised human figure in green and brown mottled jade, cf. Charles Stanley Nott, Chinese Jade, 1936, plate XI for a similar figure in the Eumorfopoulos collection, British museum, described as Western Zhou, 6.3 cm high and the second figure carved as an official, his robes with low relief with C scrolls, in green black and russet jade, cf. Jade figures with similar features, Chinese Jade throughout the ages, exhibition catalogue 1 May – 22 June 1975 Victoria and Albert Museum with similar features, figures 140-142.
£400-600

Condition:
The smaller figure has some slight abrasion and dullness to the surface indicating it may once have been buried. The second figure has probably a splinter loss to the back of his head dress where there was once a drilled hole and some slight calcification around the area. Natural inclusions and veining to the stone otherwise In good condition with no restoration.

Sold for £400