A PAIR OF GILT-BRONZE-MOUNTED JADE PIGS
HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-AD 220)
The largest: L 11.2 cm (4 3/8 in)
HK$ 120,000-150,000
RMB 103,200-129,000
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, 2000, p.117
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, 2000, p.117