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2018 Autumn Auctions
Exquisite Beauty of Archaic Jade Carvings from a San Francisco Private Collection

1079
An Archaic Jade 'Taotie' Disc, Bi(Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 220))

12.8 cm. (5 in.) diam.


The large circular Disc is carved on each side with a raised whorl motif diaper ground encircling the aperture, and an outer register of abstract scrolling dragons forming mythical beast masks, all divided by a rope - twist border and enclosed within a raised border at the edge, the opaque green stone is suffused with Russet inclusions.

Provenance: An American private collection, acquired in the 1980s

Price estimate:
HKD: 60,000 - 80,000
USD: 7,650 - 10,200

Auction Result:
HKD : 115,640

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