The themes of this exhibition are archaic jade ritual objects and vessels from later periods, many with designs based on archaic examples. We also focus on jades whose colours have been altered over time, from the simple jet-black huang from the Xiajiadian Xiaceng Culture, (c. 2200–1000 BCE) to more intricately decorated pieces such as the unusually small but gloriously coloured disc with bird designs from the Western Han dynasty (206 BCE–8 CE) which relates very closely to larger examples previously in the collections of C. F. Wu and Songzhutang.
Fine Art Asia, Hong Kong, October 2020
black and grey jade cong, China: Qijia Culture (2200–1600 BCE)
A mottled russet and white jade cong, China: the cong Western Zhou dynasty (1100–771 BCE), the carving possibly of the Song dynasty (960–1279)
A mottled yellow, white and deep russet jade bi-disc, China: Western Han dynasty (206 BCE–8)
A spinach-green jade rhyton, China: Qianlong period (1736–95)