UPCOMING SPECIAL SPRING AUCTION, 18 MARCH 2026 - 1ST SESSION: ASIAN ART

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Carved jade seal ‘Bixi’, Han dynasty

Awarded For. 800 €

Lot 67.

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Description.

Deep green carved jade with black and dark brown patina. It depicts a Bixi, a mythological creature with the body of a turtle and the head of a dragon, on a cylindrical base. The figure stands out for the detailed carving of the face, with a fierce expression, musculature and hexagonal patterned shell. With incised characters on the base. Han Dynasty (206 BC – 220 AD) or later.

Height: 10.4 cm; Diameter: 7 cm

Weight: 950 g

Provenance:

· Collection of Tommy Lam, Hong Kong, since 1980.

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