A YELLOW JADE 'DRAGON' 'BEAR' SCROLL DISC, YUAN
WARRING STATES PERIOD (475-221 BC)

D 9.8 cm (3 7/8 in) T 0.3 cm (1/8 in)

Provenance: A Taiwanese collection

Reference: 1. A jade bear and tiger scroll plaque from the Han dynasty, which features similar patterns, is kept in the Tianjin Museum, and is illustrated in CHINESE JADES IN TRADITIONAL COLLECTIONS 2 WARRING STATES PERIOD．QIN．HAN．THREE KINGDOMS．JIN SOUTHERN AND NORTHERN DYNASTIES．SUI．TANG．SONG, by Gu Fang, Science Press, Beijing, 2010, p. 128 2. A jade feline dragon scroll ring from the Western Han dynasty, which features similar patterns, is kept in the Chaohu Museum, Anhui, and is illustrated in THE COMPLETE COLLECTION OF JADES UNEARTHED IN CHINA 6 ANHUI, by Gu Fang, Science Press, Beijing, 2010, p.103

ESTIMATE: HKD 500,000 / RMB 440,000