California Asian Art Auction California Asian Art Auction
 July 17, 2021  July 17, 2021

 Lot # 8102 
AN ARCHAIC CHINESE CALCIFIED CELADON JADE DISC BI    漢 谷紋玉璧


  • Dimension: Diameter: 4 2/8 in (10.8 cm)
  • Estimate From: $1500
  • Estimate To: $2000

Han Dynasty period. Carved on both sides in low relief with a tightly spaced 'grain pattern' of bosses with beveled sides formed by a grid of intersecting lines, all between incised line borders at the rim and around the central aperture, the stone a mottled russet-green color with calcification.


青白玉製成,通體帶淺褐色斑,質地斑駁古拙,兩面紋飾相同,皆飾谷紋。谷紋又稱谷粒紋,是以剔地淺浮雕的方法,在玉器表面雕琢出許多突起的弧形圓點。