LIVE AUCTION 10TH APRIL 2024 - 1ST SESSION - ASIAN ART
White jade seal, Western Han dynasty
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Lot 189.
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Description.
A white jade seal with incised and relief decorations. It is quadrangular, with bas-relief characters on the base, incised with traces of red sealing wax. The perimeter of the piece is decorated with rectangular cartouches filled with ruyis. The body is connected to the upper part by a fine bevel with archaic incised decorations. At the top, imitating the beginning of a chain, there are two carved links, one attached to the seal and the other with mobility. It has a patina produced by ageing. Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 8) or later.
Size: 3.8 x 2 x 2 cm
Weight: 22 gr
