A WHITE JADE 'SEVEN MYTHICAL BIRDS' DISC, YUAN
SHANG DYNASTY (CIRCA 1600-1100 BC)
Remark: with original brocade box

D 9 cm (3 1/2 in) T 0.5 cm (1/4 in)

Provenance: An old collection of a Taiwanese collector

Reference: A similar stone bird (1976AXTM5: 17) unearthed from tomb M5 (aka Tomb of Fu Hao), Yinxu, Anyang, China, in 1976, from the Shang dynasty, is illustrated in JADE FROM THE TOMB OF FU HAO, edited by Institute of Archaeology Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Lingnan Fine Art Publishing House, 2016, p. 222

ESTIMATE: HK$ 200,000 / RMB 176,000