LOT # 11138
PAIR OF JADE CARVED RECTANGULAR ORNAMENTS, GANGMAO
漢 剛卯一對
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Estimated Price:
$800 - $1200
Han Dynasty period.
The pair of jade carved ornaments gangmao are of rectangular form, carved with archaic text on the exterior, with stringing hole in the center, one jade is of yellowish-brown color tone with slight russet and mottled interior, the other jade is of smooth white color tone with slight russet and mottled interior. 剛卯，作為厭勝、辟邪之用的佩飾，其意義源自桃符，形製為長方柱狀物，其中有貫孔，如同方勒。四面皆刻有文字，多為驅鬼辟邪等辭，首句常作“正月剛卯既央”，因稱“剛卯”。流行於漢代，自皇帝、諸侯至士人莫不佩戴。青白玉剛卯，長方柱體，外形細巧，玉質瑩潤，打磨光潔。中央有天地孔穿繩。四壁陰刻吉祥殳書。
Estimated Price:
$800 - $1200
Han Dynasty period.
The pair of jade carved ornaments gangmao are of rectangular form, carved with archaic text on the exterior, with stringing hole in the center, one jade is of yellowish-brown color tone with slight russet and mottled interior, the other jade is of smooth white color tone with slight russet and mottled interior. 剛卯，作為厭勝、辟邪之用的佩飾，其意義源自桃符，形製為長方柱狀物，其中有貫孔，如同方勒。四面皆刻有文字，多為驅鬼辟邪等辭，首句常作“正月剛卯既央”，因稱“剛卯”。流行於漢代，自皇帝、諸侯至士人莫不佩戴。青白玉剛卯，長方柱體，外形細巧，玉質瑩潤，打磨光潔。中央有天地孔穿繩。四壁陰刻吉祥殳書。