Lot 105: FOUR ARCHAISTIC JADE PENDANT AND BEADS Late Qing Dynasty

FOUR ARCHAISTIC JADE PENDANT AND BEADS

Late Qing Dynasty

Comprising an axe of flattened teardrop shape, pierced on the narrow end, the celadon stone lightly stained brown in areas; a conjoined
cong bead decorated with six archaistic characters on one side, the other sides carved with six tiers of double panels, the ends finished with circular rims, the stone mottled and stained black in areas; the short cylinder bead with a cutting line at waist, the pale celadon stone stained black in areas; an elongated cylindrical bead lively carved with a
chi dragon in relief, the translucent stone turned opaque in areas. (4)


7/8in to 3 1/8in (2.3cm to 7.9cm) high

PLEASE NOTE: This report describes, but may not be limited to, major condition issues for the lot.







Old surface pitting and wear. Stones altered to induce colors and textures for the appearance of antiquity. Old chip to corner of the double-
cong bead, approx. 1cm wide.

清末 仿古玉斧 玉勒子一組四件



Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價




Provenance:

Yamanaka & Company, New York

Gift of Samuel T. Peters, 18 December 1911

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1911-present




來源：

紐約山中商會

Samuel T. Peters 贈，1911 年 12 月 18 日

大都會藝術博物館，1911 年迄今



A small jade bead similar to the small cylindrical jade bead in the present lot with one end altered in black, from the George Eumorfopoulos Collection and donated to the British Museum in 1938, is illustrated on the museum's website, registration number 1938.0524.412.

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