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Eastern Zhou period green jade basin for brush #1916721

Currency:USD Category:Antiques / Asian Antiques Start Price:350.00 USD Estimated At:0.00 USD
Eastern Zhou period green jade basin for brush #1916721
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Eastern Zhou period green jade water basin used by a scholar for calligraphy brush cleaning. The basin is decorated in high relief on the sides with 5 dragons. There is surface calcification and encrustation attesting to the antiquity of this jade carving, no damages are present. length; 7.8" (20 cm.). Width: 4.5" (11.5 cm.). Height: 2" (5 cm.). Estimated value: $8000. Provenance; Dr. Veleanu's jade collection, the renown author of the collectors' textbook: "Jade, 5000 BC to 1912 AD, Guide to collectors". .
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<tr><td>Condition:Excellent for its age. No damages</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:4th. century BCE</td></tr>
<tr><td>Country:China</td></tr>





<tr><td>Title:Eastern Zhou period green jade basin for brush</td></tr>

<tr><td>Materials:Green jade</td></tr>

<tr><td>Location:Fishkill, New York</td></tr>
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