Bidspirit auction | GROUP OF SIX CHINESE HARDSTONE

GROUP OF SIX CHINESE HARDSTONE BI DISCS - Qing Dynasty, Ca. 18th-20th century AD. A fine and diverse group of six Chinese hardstone bi discs (?), each circular with a central perforation, carved from various stones ranging in tone from pale celadon to dark green and mottled brown. One example bears raised boss decoration in archaic style, another features incised motifs of coiling dragons.Size: 115-300mm x 115-300mm; Weight: 4.54kgProvenance: Prince Collection, 1990s-2014; (the disc with incised foliate kuilong) ex Butterfield & Butterfield, San Francisco, March 1969.