A PAIR OF GILT-BRONZE-MOUNTED JADE PIGS
HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-AD 220)
The largest: L 11.2 cm (4 3/8 in)
RESERVE: HK$ 10,000 / RMB 8,900
REFERENCE: A similar pair of gold-wrapped jade pigs from Eastern Han, is illustrated in CHINESE JADES IN TRADITIONAL COLLECTIONS VOL.2 WARRING STATES PERIOD.QIN.HAN.THREE KINGDOMS.JIN.SOUTHERN AND NORTHERN DYNASTIES.SUI.TANG.SONG, by Fang GU, Science Press, Beijing, 2010, p.117