A SUPERB AND RARE ARCHAIC CELADON AND RUSSET JADE SLIT DISC (JUE) EASTERN ZHOU DYNASTY

of circular form, meticulously incised to one side with highly stylized mythical birds and intertwined serpentine creatures dissolving into intricate scrolls, all divided by a narrow rectangular band enclosing two S-shaped double spirals opposite the slit, the reverse plain, the narrow side finely incised with diagonal lines, the softly polished stone a pale green color with touches of russet coloration and minor calcification along the edges
Diameter 2 in., 5.3 cm

Provenance:
Fritz Low-Beer, New York, 1950.
Collection of Stephen Junkunc, III (d. 1978).