A CHINESE PIERCED JADE 'BEAR' PLAQUE

Han Dynasty (206 B.C.E – 220 C.E)

漢或後期 白玉熊紋牌

This pierced jade plaque depicts bear as the central figure, flanked by dragons on either sides, forming the borders of the plaque. There are two further dragons surrounding the bear and serpents at the top of the bear. The whole plaque is engraved with linear curved lines and cross hatched areas. There is an area of calcification to one side. The finely carved jade has a white translucent appearance and is highly polished.

8cm long, 10cm wide

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REFERENCE:

For relatable examples, please refer to Salviati Filippo. 2017. 4000 Years of Chinese Archaic Jades : The Development of the Jade-Carving Tradition from the Neolithic to the Han Dynasty, pg. 204, figs. 214, 217, 218, 219, 220;

Fogg Art Museum Max Loehr and Louisa G. Fitzgerald Huber. 1975. Ancient Chinese Jades from the Grenville L. Winthrop Collection in the Fogg Art Museum Harvard University: nos. 501 and 503.

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