ORIENTAL AND ISLAMIC ART AUCTION 7 JULY 2026 | Jul 7, 2026
Lot 5
A CHINESE BI DISC DECORATED WITH A BORDER OF FOUR ANIMAL HEADS INTERTWINED TO FORM A PATTERN, LATE EASTERN ZHOU OR HAN PERIOD (c.471-221 BC) A CHINESE BI DISC DECORATED WITH A BORDER OF FOUR ANIMAL HEADS INTERTWINED TO FORM A PATTERN, LATE EASTERN ZHOU OR HAN PERIOD (c.471-221 BC) A CHINESE BI DISC DECORATED WITH A BORDER OF FOUR ANIMAL HEADS INTERTWINED TO FORM A PATTERN, LATE EASTERN ZHOU OR HAN PERIOD (c.471-221 BC)

Lot 5 A CHINESE BI DISC DECORATED WITH A BORDER OF FOUR ANIMAL HEADS INTERTWINED TO FORM A PATTERN, LATE EASTERN ZHOU OR HAN PERIOD (c.471-221 BC)

Reference: ART10010447

The central area is covered by a crisscross pattern.
Diameter 18,1 cm.

PROVENANCE From a private Canadian collection. Formerly from Mr. Huang Zhi-Ming, a Taiwanese private collector. Mr. Huang acquired the jade pieces in Hong Kong. Some from Mr. Lai Loy (1926 - 2012), a jade dealer on Hollywood Road well known for handling and supplying archaic jade pieces to collectors, museums and other dealers and some some from private collectors in Hong Kong.

Reference: Jessica Rawson, “Chinese Jade”, p. 253, fig.: 15:4.

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