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Wong #42.  One Small Flat Jade Yao Ch'an. Hsia. Chinese.
[[stamp]] Smithsonian. [[/stamp]] 
1363

A slender oblong medicine spade with circular boring near upper end and lower end beveled. Color slate and silvery-gray with golden yellow earth incrustation and blackish veinings.
Height, 4 7/16"; width, 1 5/8" - 1 3/4".
In wooden box with No. S.I. 1362.

Purchased from K. T. Wong of Shanghai, at New York, Special Voucher #29 January, 1918, 150.00


Wong #43.  One Decorated Jade Yuan. Chou, or earlier. Chinese.
[[stamp]] Smithsonian. [[/stamp]] 
1364

A small flat circular disc with large central orifice. Both sides covered with decorations of highly conventionalized t'an t'ish designs in very low relief and incisions. Color cream-white on both flat surfaces, mottled with cafe-au-lait and golden brown which predominates along outer circumferences. Several short blackish veinings.
Diameter, 3 3/4"; of orifice, 2 1/8".
In wooden box.

Purchased from K. T. Wong of Shanghai, at New York, Special Voucher #29 January, 1918, 150.00

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