6th Nov, 2023 10:00

Asian Art I 亞洲藝術 I
 
Lot 322
 

A LARGE CHINESE ARCHAIC GREEN JADE DISC, BI
新石器時代 紅山文化或後期 青玉璧

A LARGE CHINESE ARCHAIC GREEN JADE DISC, BI

Neolithic Period, possibly Hongshan Culture

新石器時代 紅山文化或後期 青玉璧

Circular, except for two flattened sections, carved from mottled green jade displaying a range of colouration, the flat surface smooth with areas of corrosion throughout the body and edges, the central aperture and edges are both polished.

28cm diameter

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PROVENANCE:
The Lowenson Collection, formed during the 1930s-1950s by Max Lowenson (1879-1945), a Cardiff business man born in Latvia;
Thence by descent as stated in a handwritten letter dated 1975;
Property of the Essex Collection of Early Chinese Art, British Private Collection, where some of the collection is now housed in the National Museum of Wales.
來源:
洛文森舊藏,於1930至1950年代由拉脫維亞裔卡迪夫商人馬克斯·洛文森(1879-1945)組成;
此後家族傳承,敘於一1975年信件中;
艾塞克斯早期中國藝術品,英國私人收藏,部份藏品現藏於威爾斯國家博物館。

Estimated at £700 - £900

 

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