UPCOMING SPECIAL SPRING AUCTION, 18 MARCH 2026 - 1ST SESSION: ASIAN ART
Ceremonial jade leaf ‘Gui’, Shang dynasty
Awarded For. 1.200 €
Lot 93.
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Description.
Made of olive green jade with a marked patina with ochre and whitish colour alterations. The piece has an elongated, flat rectangular shape, with one end finished in an asymmetrical point and the other in a straight base with two circular perforations for fastening. It displays great decorative restraint, with fine incisions on the handle forming archaic-style beasts. Shang dynasty (approx. 1600–1046 BC) or later.
Size: 37 x 6.1 cm
Weight: 217 g
Provenance:
· Collection of Tommy Lam, Hong Kong, since 1980.
