of circular form with a central aperture, carved to both sides with the 'continuous cloud' pattern, the stone of a brownish-celadon colour with extensive calcified areas.

Note: This light celadon jade disc, with chicken-bone white calcification and suffused with brown, exhibits a strong sense of glassy texture. It is meticulously carved on both sides, and the entire piece is covered with interlocking cloud patterns and reveals fine detail throughout. Compare a similar Warring States huan carved with interlocking cloud patterns in the collection of the National Palace Museum, Taipei, illustrated in Art in Quest of Heaven and Truth: Chinese Jades through the Ages, National Palace Museum, Taipei, 2011, p. 101, pl. 5-6-17. The present piece is interesting as it retains some markings from the original linen fabric that was possibly enveloping this disc when placed in the burial pit.

Sotheby's. Chinese Art, Hong Kong  01 juin 2017, 02:00 PM