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Possibly Han Dynasty and later
Comprising one finely carved in high relief with a chilong and the reverse with a taotie mask, the stone of pale green tone with beige patches, Western Han dynasty, 6cm (2 3/8in) wide; another sword guard carved on both sides with curvilinear C-scrolls, the stone of pale greyish-green tone with dark speckles, 6cm (2 3/8in) wide; another of pale green tone with dark russet patches meticulously carved with raised bosses, 5.5cm (2 1/4in) wide; one sword guard of brownish-black tone, 5.5cm (2 1/8in) wide; one sword guard of pale green tone with dark brown patches, 5cm (2in) wide; another sword guard of light chocolate brown tone with dark veins, 4.2cm (1 5/8in) wide; one sword guard of greenish-yellow tone with russet-brown patches, 4.2cm (1 3/4in) wide. (7).
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或漢及更晚 劍格一組七件
Compare two Western Han dynasty white jade sword guards similarly carved with a chilong in high relief on one side and a taotie mask in low relief on the reverse, from Xiashan, Yongcheng, Henan Province and now in the Henan Provincial Museum, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Jades Unearthed in China, vol.5, Henan, Beijing, 2005, nos.219 and 220.
See also a related white jade sword guard with , Western Han dynasty, which was sold at Christie's New York, 18th March 2021, lot 609.