Three jade pendants, Shang to Western Zhou dynasty. Photo Sotheby's.

comprising an elongated fish-shaped pendant, incised on both sides with circular eyes, curved gills, dorsal and fins, pierced behind the forked mouth with a circular hole, the jade of yellowish-green color, Western Zhou dynasty; and two blade-form pendants, each with median ridges and beveled edges, the base of the nei pierced with a circular hole, the green jade with areas of calcification, Shang dynasty (3). Length of longest 2 5/8 in., 6.8 cm. Estimation 8,000 — 10,000 USD

Provenance: Old French collections, first half of the 20th century.
PROPERTY FROM THE SAM AND MYRNA MYERS COLLECTION

Litterature: Filippo Salviati, The Language of Adornment: Chinese Ornaments of Jade, Crystal, Amber and Glass, Paris, 2002, cat. no. 13 & 14.

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