UPCOMING SPECIAL SPRING AUCTION, 18 MARCH 2026 - 1ST SESSION: ASIAN ART
Carved jade fàguan ‘Taotie’, Han dynasty
Awarded For. 700 €
Lot 121.
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Description.
Pale green jade with areas of reddish-brown and ochre patina. The piece is technically complex in design, intended to hold a man's topknot or headdress. It features exquisite bas-relief carving of a stylized Taotie mask and archaic clouds intertwined in a rhythmic pattern. It has side perforations for inserting the pin. The jade fàguān was a luxury accessory restricted to the nobility and high officials. Han dynasty (206 BC – 220 AD) or later.
Size: 9 x 4.2 x 3.5 cm
Weight: 69 g
Provenance:
· Collection of Tommy Lam, Hong Kong, since 1980.
