Asian Art I - 12th November 2014

Lot 235

A small Chinese celadon jade bi disc Ming dynasty

Estimate £250 - £350 | Hammer £550

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Description

A small Chinese celadon jade bi disc Ming dynasty, carved in relief to one side with a sinuous chilong, holding a lingzhi fungus in its jaws, the reverse with C-scrolls, the stone with dark-brown striations, 5.5cm.

Provenance: formerly in the Rossum collection, The Hague. Collected in the 1960s.