Lot 244. A carved green jade disc, Bi, Han dynasty (206 BC - AD 220). 9 3/8 in. (23.8 cm.). Estimate HK$100,000 - HKD 200,000. Price realised HKD 275,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2015

The disc is carved on each side with a raised diaper ground encircling the aperture, and an outer register of abstract scrolling dragons, divided by a rope-twist border. The opaque green stone is suffused with russet and milky inclusions,brocade silk pouch.

Provenance: Offered at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 2 November 1998, lot 568.

Christie's. THE PAVILION SALE - CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART, 6 April 2015, 22nd Floor