LOT # 10877
JADE CARVED 'COCOON' ORNAMENT
玉蛹
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Estimated Price:
$600 - $800
The jade ornament carved in the form of a cocoon, one end depicts the mythical beast's mask, the other end in pointed form, the jade is of yellowish-brown color tone with russet and mottled interior, complete with string. 玉蛹呈勾曲狀,獸面,紋飾簡素,沁色純美,顯示質地十分精良。桑蠶人工養殖自有歷史記載之前便已經廣泛存在於中國大地,因為事關衣食而稱為重要的原始經濟活動之一,所以蠶的形象也被趨於神話,是財富的一種象徵,並且被神話為一種吉祥的事物,成為三代玉雕反復使用的題材。
Estimated Price:
$600 - $800
The jade ornament carved in the form of a cocoon, one end depicts the mythical beast's mask, the other end in pointed form, the jade is of yellowish-brown color tone with russet and mottled interior, complete with string. 玉蛹呈勾曲狀,獸面,紋飾簡素,沁色純美,顯示質地十分精良。桑蠶人工養殖自有歷史記載之前便已經廣泛存在於中國大地,因為事關衣食而稱為重要的原始經濟活動之一,所以蠶的形象也被趨於神話,是財富的一種象徵,並且被神話為一種吉祥的事物,成為三代玉雕反復使用的題材。