Lot 701. An olive-green jade bracelet, Southeast China, Neolithic period, 3rd millennium BC; 2 13/16 in. (7.1 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 6,000 - USD 8,000. © Christie's 2021

Of cylindrical form with concave profile, the semi-translucent stone has areas of brown mottling and buff opaque alteration.

Provenance: Private Collection, North America, by 1997.

Lot 702. A large incised mottled green jade bi disc, Southeast China, Neolithic period, 3rd millennium BC; 9 in. (22.9 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 7,000 - USD 9,000. © Christie's 2021

The thick disc has a central aperture drilled from both sides, the inner walls with remains of pronounced cutting ridges. The stone is of dark mottled green color with some buff-colored alteration to both sides at one edge.

Provenance: Private Collection, North America, by 1997.

Christie's. Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, New York, 23-24 september 2021