A WHITE JADE DISK INCISED WITH TAOTIE MASKS, BI, EASTERN ZHOU DYNASTY

China, 4t…

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A WHITE JADE DISK INCISED WITH TAOTIE MASKS, BI, EASTERN ZHOU DYNASTY China, 4th-3rd century BC. Elegantly carved from white jade, the circular disk finely incised on both sides with comma scrolls and four taotie masks. The translucent jade has a superb white hue with a single russet patch to one edge. Provenance: Estate of Wolfgang Zacke (1942-2022), co-founder of Galerie Zacke, thence by descent. Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and microscopic nibbling to edges. Weight: 95.8 cm Dimensions: Diameter 11.5 cm Literature comparison: Compare a related jade disk incised with comma scrolls, dated to the Eastern Zhou dynasty, in the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institute, accession number S1987.933.

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A WHITE JADE DISK INCISED WITH TAOTIE MASKS, BI, EASTERN ZHOU DYNASTY China, 4th-3rd century BC. Elegantly carved from white jade, the circular disk finely incised on both sides with comma scrolls and four taotie masks. The translucent jade has a superb white hue with a single russet patch to one edge. Provenance: Estate of Wolfgang Zacke (1942-2022), co-founder of Galerie Zacke, thence by descent. Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and microscopic nibbling to edges. Weight: 95.8 cm Dimensions: Diameter 11.5 cm Literature comparison: Compare a related jade disk incised with comma scrolls, dated to the Eastern Zhou dynasty, in the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institute, accession number S1987.933.

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