A jade disc (bi), Eastern Zhou Dynasty. Photo Sotheby's.

of circular form with a large central aperture, decorated with interlocking S-scroll patterns against a crisscross ground on both sides, the outer and inner rim carved with a ridged border, the green jade with three areas of calcification. Diameter 4 1/4 in., 11 cm. Estimation 20,000 — 25,000 USD

Provenance: Acquired in Amsterdam, 26th October 1979.
PROPERTY FROM THE SAM AND MYRNA MYERS COLLECTION

Litterature: Filippo Salviati, Radiant Stones: Archaic Chinese Jades, Hong Kong, 2000, cat. no. 82.

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art. New York | 18 Mar 2014, 10:30 AM - www.sothebys.com