April 13, 2022 10:00 EST
Asian Arts
89
An unusual archaic style Chinese jade "Bi" disc 双头云纹与蒲纹仿古玉璧一件
18th /19th century or earlier 十八至十九世纪或更早
The disc with a circular perforation in the center, crisply carved in relief on one side with a dense pattern of small raised bosses neatly arranged in an hexagonal grid pattern, the other side meticulously carved with an pattern of continuous interlocking double-head scrolls, all within a raised border at the outer and inner edges, the lustrously polished semi-translucent stone of a grey-white tone with russet-tinged veins and paler inclusions; with later metal stand, brocade box.
Dia: 4 3/16 in.
PROVENANCE:
China House of Arts, New York, New York
Property from a private collection, Bethesda, Maryland, acquired from the above, May 12, 1986
Sold for $10,710
Estimated at $3,000 - $4,000
The disc with a circular perforation in the center, crisply carved in relief on one side with a dense pattern of small raised bosses neatly arranged in an hexagonal grid pattern, the other side meticulously carved with an pattern of continuous interlocking double-head scrolls, all within a raised border at the outer and inner edges, the lustrously polished semi-translucent stone of a grey-white tone with russet-tinged veins and paler inclusions; with later metal stand, brocade box.
PROVENANCE:
China House of Arts, New York, New York
Property from a private collection, Bethesda, Maryland, acquired from the above, May 12, 1986
