Asian Art I - 20th May 2015

Lot 143

A SMALL COLLECTION OF CHINESE JADE AND AGATE EAR ORNAMENTS EASTERN ZHOU DYNASTY OR EARLIER Each...

Estimate £3,000 - £5,000

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A SMALL COLLECTION OF CHINESE JADE AND AGATE EAR ORNAMENTS

EASTERN ZHOU DYNASTY OR EARLIER

Each of circular form with an aperture on one side, five with a bevelled edge, 5.5cm. (7)

Provenance: from the collection of Prof. Klaus J Mueller (1923-2010), acquired in Hong Kong in the 1960s.

Cf. G Chunming, Chinese Dress and Adornment Through the Ages, The Art of Classic Fashion, p.200, fig.393.