A WHITE JADE GANGMAO
SONG DYNASTY (960-1279)
Inscription: 'JI RI GANG MAO DI LING KUI HUA LING SHANG LING XIA QI GUI ZI MIE CHI QING BAI HUANG SI SE SHI DANG SHU SHI GANG DAN MO WO GAN DANG'
L 4.1 cm (1 5/8 in)
Reference: A similar inscribed jade tubular pendant from the Tang dynasty, kept in the Anhuisheng Wenwuju, is illustrated in CHINESE JADES IN TRADITIONAL COLLECTIONS 2 WARRING STATES PERIOD.QIN.HAN.THREE KINGDOMS.JIN SOUTHERN AND NORTHERN DYNASTIES.SUI.TANG.SONG, by Gu Fang, Science Press, Beijing, 2010, p. 175
ESTIMATE: HKD 60,000 / RMB 52,800