Chinese Bi, Han Dynasty or later. The stone of olive green color, fashioned with seven sinuous chilong and two bats carved in high relief, the reverse with scrolling archaistic motifs and raised bosses separated by a rope-like border.

Diameter: 11 inches (27.94 cm).

Provenance: Property from the family of a distinguished gentleman and scholar of Asian Art. Acquired in the early to mid-20th Century in China. (Lots 18A, 51, 62-67, 76-80, 82-86).

中國古壁，漢朝或之後。橄欖綠色，以高浮雕技法刻制七條彎曲之螭龍及兩只蝙蝠，背面則飾有古味濃郁之卷草紋，並有被繩子狀邊帶分開的凸起小圓球。 直徑: 11英寸(27.94 厘米)。 出處：該藏品由一位紳士於上世紀二十年代早中期珍藏至今，藏家出身世家，乃亞洲藝術專家學者。(Lots 18A, 51, 62-65, 67, 76-80, 82-86).