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- A P P E N D IX III
Jades of Uncertain Date
The following three jade objects seem to evade the dating criteria as outlined above. While some think them to be of the early period, we would advance the likely possiblity of a significantly later dating, and look forward to the advances of further scholarship in confirming specific dates. These three well carved pieces include a bell, a ring with an inscription, and a lokapala or heavenly guardian.
A Bell
Mottled brown jade largely calcified?, height 22 cm
Date uncertain, style of late Eastern Zhou, probably Yuan or early Ming
Unique Jade of the Ancient Chinese: The Dyer Ancestral Collection
The shape of this bell is derived from bronze bells in popular use during the Zhou period. However, this type of bell (zhong) usually has a long straight handle. An�other type of bell, known as bo, has a circular loop handle at the top. It seems that this bell combines features of these two types. On the bottom rim is an incised inscription which recounts the visit of the King Wei to the state of Zheng on a cer�tain date, and the making of the bell by Xing Shuyou. The bell has been exhibited at the National History Museum in Taiwan as being of the Eastern Zhou period.
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