NEXT LIVE AUCTION OCTOBER 29, 2025 - 1st SESSION: ASIAN ART
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Carved white jade bead, Eastern Han dynasty
Awarded For. 2.600 €
Lot 127.
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Description.
Tubular jade bead or pendant, of the dzi type. The spindle-shaped piece is carved from creamy white jade with orange veins. Its entire surface is decorated in fine bas-relief with the “grain pattern” or guwen, with small spiral scrolls. The piece is perforated lengthwise.
Length: 7.5 cm. Diameter: 1.2 cm
Weight: 30.6 g
Provenance:
· Tommy Lam Collection, Hong Kong, since 1980.
Catalog note:
A similar piece is part of the Harvard Art Museums Collection, USA.
