A rare pale green jade plaque of a kneeling figure


Shang DynastyCarved and incised on both sides as a stylised kneeling attendant with prominent eyes and nose, framed by a crown with an aperture for stringing, all detailed with archaic scrolls delineating the folded legs and other physical features, the stone of a pale green tone with minor encrustations. 7cm (2 3/4in) long.
|商 青白玉雕跪像牌Provenance: Roger Keverne Ltd., London, Winter Exhibition 2008, no.71. A distinguished English private collection來源：2008年購於倫敦Roger Keverne Ltd.，「冬季展覽」，編號71英國顯貴私人收藏For related examples, see the Institute of Archaeology, CASS, Tomb of Lady Hao at Yinxu in Anyang, pl.132; The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum: Jade (I), pp.122-123, nos.102 and 103; and J.Rawson and J.Ayers, Chinese Jade throughout the Ages, London, 1975, no.86.