UPCOMING SPECIAL SPRING AUCTION, 18 MARCH 2026 - 1ST SESSION: ASIAN ART
Yellow jade pendant ‘Taotie’, Warring States period
Lot 116.
Deposit. -
Output Value. 450 €
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Description.
Honey-coloured yellow jade with areas of reddish-brown patina. The piece is shaped like a plaque with sinuous edges, decorated on both sides with a Taotie mask in bas-relief combining volutes, archaic scrolls and a fine scale pattern. It has a small hole at the top for hanging. The surface has a glassy polish and shows signs of natural erosion, attesting to its age. Warring States period (475–221 BC) or later.
Size: 5.6 x 4.3 x 0.7 cm
Weight: 32.4 g
Provenance:
· Collection of Tommy Lam, Hong Kong, since 1980.
