Lot 125. A jade ritual notched disc (xuanji), Neolithic Period; Diameter 3 7/8 in., 10 cm. Estimate 8,000 — 10,000 USD. Lot sold 7,500 USD. Photo Sotheby's.

the translucent green jade with small areas of calcification, carved as a pierced circular disc with notched and serrated outer edge. 

Provenance: Acquired in London, 1980.

Property from the Sam and Myrna Myers Collection.

Literature: Filippo Salviati, Radiant Stones: Archaic Chinese Jades, Hong Kong, 2000, cat. no. 36.

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