A LARGE WHITE JADE RETICULATED ‘PHOENIX’ PLAQUE

A LARGE WHITE JADE RETICULATED ‘PHOENIX’ PLAQUE

LATE WESTERN HAN DYNASTY, C. 1st CENTURY BC

The archer’s ring-form pendant is pierced with a roundel enclosing a phoenix in the centre, the top and bottom with two further pairs of abstract phoenix.

5 7/8 in. (14.8 cm.) long, box