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Disk 4

Segmented pierced disk with dragon/phoenix complexes  
  • White semi-opaque jade with light pitting.
  • A lot of openwork between the design elements.
  • Decoration provided by lightly incised lines.
  • The three segments may have been part of a pectoral assembly with the 3 segments hanging under one another.
  • For a similar open work piece see Pictorial Handbook of Ancient Chinese Jades, 2007, p. 182.
  • Warring States style.
  •  11.88 x 4.47 x .51 cm. (individual segments)
 
 
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