Bidspirit auction | Yellow jade pendant ‘Taotie’, Warring

Yellow jade pendant ‘Taotie’, Warring States period - Honey-coloured yellow jade with areas of reddish-brown patina. The piece is shaped like a plaque with sinuous edges, decorated on both sides with a Taotie mask in bas-relief combining volutes, archaic scrolls and a fine scale pattern. It has a small hole at the top for hanging. The surface has a glassy polish and shows signs of natural erosion, attesting to its age. Warring States period (475–221 BC) or later. Size: 5.6 x 4.3 x 0.7 cm Weight: 32.4 g Provenance: · Collection of Tommy Lam, Hong Kong, since 1980.