Lot 10. An archaic jade plaque, huang, Western Han Dynasty (206 BC–9 AD); 17.4cm (6 7/8in) wide. Estimate HK$ 80,000-120,000. Sold for HK$ 1,000,000 (€ 118,622). Photo: Bonhams.

The flat arc-shaped plaque with slightly notched edges, decorated on both sides with finely incised 'C'-shaped scrolls, the stone of a pale green tone with faint black and brown inclusions..

Note: Arc-shaped pendants with notched edges, decorated with raised bosses and spirals were popular in the Zhou dynasty and continued to be used during the Han period. The Western Han examples however, appear to have a greater density of incised 'cloud' scrollwork than those from previous periods.

Compare two related huang pendants, Warring States period, illustrated in Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Jade 3, Beijing, 2011, pp.144-145, nos.145 and 146.

Bonhams. The Sze Yuan Tang Collection of Chinese Jades, Hong Kong, 5 April 2016