TWO CHINESE WHITE JADE BI AND A SPINACH-GREEN JADE BELTHOOK...
TWO CHINESE WHITE JADE BI AND A SPINACH-GREEN JADE BELTHOOK 18TH/19TH CENTURY One bi disc carved in relief with two sinuous chilong and lingzhi, the other decorated with a dragon and a small stylised phoenix, each with raised bosses to the reverse, together with wood stands, the belthook terminating in a dragon head and carved with a further beast crawling over the shaft, with dark specks distributed throughout the dark green stone, 9.1cm max. (5) Provenance: from an English private collection, West Sussex, acquired by the current owner during various tours of duty between 1968 and 1985.
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TWO CHINESE WHITE JADE BI AND A SPINACH-GREEN JADE BELTHOOK 18TH/19TH CENTURY One bi disc carved in relief with two sinuous chilong and lingzhi, the other decorated with a dragon and a small stylised phoenix, each with raised bosses to the reverse, together with wood stands, the belthook terminating in a dragon head and carved with a further beast crawling over the shaft, with dark specks distributed throughout the dark green stone, 9.1cm max. (5) Provenance: from an English private collection, West Sussex, acquired by the current owner during various tours of duty between 1968 and 1985.
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