AN UNUSUAL GREYISH-GREEN AND BROWN JADE CYLINDRICAL BEAD

MING DYNASTY (1368-1644) OR EARLIER

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AN UNUSUAL GREYISH-GREEN AND BROWN JADE CYLINDRICAL BEAD
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644) OR EARLIER
The cylindrical bead, drilled from both ends with a narrow central channel, is carved in relief around the sides with scroll designs and small areas of cross-hatching, and in high relief on one side with a chilong. The stone is of pale greyish-green color with a slight yellow hue, and there are areas of russet brown on the chilong.
1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm.) high

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Ashkenazie & Co., San Francisco, acquired before 1996.
Dr. Leonard and Mrs. Ann Marsak Collection.

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It is very rare to find a jade bead carved in high relief with a sinuous chilong. They are more commonly found on jade sword fittings of the Eastern Zhou/Han period, such as those illustrated in The Complete Collection of Jades Unearthed in China - 1 - Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Beijing, 2005, p. 189. An ovoid bead carved in relief with a chilong, from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections, dated to the 3rd-1st century BC, was sold at Christie's New York, 14 September 2009, lot 64.