Chinese Neolithic Archaic Russet & Mottled Jade Ritual Bi Disc
Chinese Neolithic Archaic Russet & Mottled Jade Ritual Bi Disc
Chinese Neolithic Archaic Russet & Mottled Jade Ritual Bi Disc
Chinese Neolithic Archaic Russet & Mottled Jade Ritual Bi Disc
Chinese Neolithic Archaic Russet & Mottled Jade Ritual Bi Disc
Chinese Neolithic Archaic Russet & Mottled Jade Ritual Bi Disc
Chinese Neolithic Archaic Russet & Mottled Jade Ritual Bi Disc
Chinese Neolithic Archaic Russet & Mottled Jade Ritual Bi Disc
Chinese Neolithic Archaic Russet & Mottled Jade Ritual Bi Disc
Chinese Neolithic Archaic Russet & Mottled Jade Ritual Bi Disc
Chinese Neolithic Archaic Russet & Mottled Jade Ritual Bi Disc
Chinese Neolithic Archaic Russet & Mottled Jade Ritual Bi Disc
Chinese Neolithic Archaic Russet & Mottled Jade Ritual Bi Disc
Chinese Neolithic Archaic Russet & Mottled Jade Ritual Bi Disc
Chinese Neolithic Archaic Russet & Mottled Jade Ritual Bi Disc
Chinese Neolithic Archaic Russet & Mottled Jade Ritual Bi Disc
Chinese Neolithic Archaic Russet & Mottled Jade Ritual Bi Disc
Chinese Neolithic Archaic Russet & Mottled Jade Ritual Bi Disc
Chinese Neolithic Archaic Russet & Mottled Jade Ritual Bi Disc
Chinese Neolithic Archaic Russet & Mottled Jade Ritual Bi Disc
Chinese Neolithic Archaic Russet & Mottled Jade Ritual Bi Disc
Chinese Neolithic Archaic Russet & Mottled Jade Ritual Bi Disc Chinese Neolithic Archaic Russet & Mottled Jade Ritual Bi Disc Chinese Neolithic Archaic Russet & Mottled Jade Ritual Bi Disc Chinese Neolithic Archaic Russet & Mottled Jade Ritual Bi Disc Chinese Neolithic Archaic Russet & Mottled Jade Ritual Bi Disc Chinese Neolithic Archaic Russet & Mottled Jade Ritual Bi Disc Chinese Neolithic Archaic Russet & Mottled Jade Ritual Bi Disc Chinese Neolithic Archaic Russet & Mottled Jade Ritual Bi Disc Chinese Neolithic Archaic Russet & Mottled Jade Ritual Bi Disc Chinese Neolithic Archaic Russet & Mottled Jade Ritual Bi Disc

Chinese Neolithic Archaic Russet & Mottled Jade Ritual Bi Disc

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Late Neolithic Period, Liangzhu / Qijia Culture, ca. 3000 – 1700 BCE
A finely worked, exceptionally thin circular ritual disc (bi) carved from nephrite jade, measuring 8 inches in diameter and just 1/16 inch in thickness, featuring a plain, smoothly ground surface and a clean central aperture. The stone exhibits dramatic, natural burial patination across its breadth, dominated by warm russet, iron-red, and golden-ochre hues mottled with areas of dark charcoal and pale celadon-grey resulting from prolonged soil contact. In ancient Chinese cosmology, the circular bi symbolized heaven—complementing the square-sectioned cong tube of the earth—and functioned as an essential ceremonial emblem of aristocratic authority, ancestral ritual, and elite funerary rites.

Condition: Extensive natural burial alteration with rich russet-brown, ochre, and dark mineral inclusions; custom black metal display stand included.
Size: 8 in. D x 1/16 in. W (20.3 cm D x 0.16 cm W); custom matte-black museum display stand included.

Provenance: Private American Collection.

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