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- Dimension: Height: 2 2/8 in (5.5 cm) Length: 1 7/8 in (4.5 cm) Width: 3/8 in (0.7 cm)
- Estimate From: $6000
- Estimate To: $12000
The flattened pendant of archaistic 'chicken heart' shaped, the oval shield pierced with a circular aperture and surmounted by a pointed end, wreathed around the sides by flowing cloud scroll motifs, the smoothly polished stone of a rich translucent yellowish orange tone. Qing Dynasty period.
Please refer to a very similar Tianhuang pendant featured in Hong Kong Sotheby's, Lot 3629 Provenance: Property from an Orange County, California collector 雞心佩,是韘形佩的俗稱,是從玉韘演變而來,多作橢圓形,上端出尖,中有一圓孔,近似於盾牌或雞心的形狀。此件雞心佩用田黃雕琢而成,及其罕見,其色澤金黃,古樸鮮亮,溫潤細膩,質感絶佳。參閱香港蘇富比2018年拍賣田黃雞心佩3629號拍品
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