Name: Auction: WHITE JADE 'TURTLEDOVE' STAFF HEAD WESTERN HAN DYNASTY
Brand: Lyon & Turnbull
Price: 5000 GBP
Availability: OutOfStock

Fine Asian & Islamic Works of Art

Sale number: 682  
Our Spring auction of Fine Asian &amp; Islamic Works of Art took place online on 13 May with viewing in London. The auction includes fine examples of works of art, metalwares, jade, hardstone, ceramics and paintings from across Asia. Notable collections include a Private English Collection of Pith Paintings &amp; Fans (Lots 90-103); a Private Scottish Collection, Kimmerghame House (Lots 150-159); a Private Canadian Collection of Early Monochrome (Lots 169-173); a Private Scottish Collection, Lowood House (Lots 252 &amp; 253); and our curated section SOLEMNITY— RELIGIOUS FIGURES IN ASIAN ART (Lots 44-65).

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西漢 白玉雕鳩杖首
 
carved in the round as a turtledove with a long beak and looking backwards, the body finely carved in low relief with feathered wings, the flattened base carved with a circle and two apertures for fitting onto staff, the translucent white stone with a slight green tinge and russet inclusions

WHITE JADE 'TURTLEDOVE' STAFF HEAD

WESTERN HAN DYNASTY

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