A SET OF TWO CELADON ‘PHOENIX’ JADES, BI AND HUANG, HAN DYNASTYJade. China, Han dynasty, 2nd century BC to 2nd century ADThe disc (bi) is well carved to both sides of the surface with a band of comma spirals within inner and outer raised borders, the central aperture flanked by two sunken elements pierced with Chinese characters. The disc is flanked on the edges by a pair of phoenixes.The pendant (huang) of arched form is finely carved with a dragon head to either end, neatly detailed with bulging eyes, open jaw, and a snout-like nose. The body is carved with comma-spirals and two sunken elements of rounded rectangular form pierced with Chinese characters, all between raised borders with pairs of phoenixes above and below.The translucent stones are of a pale celadon tone with patches of brownish-cream color.Auction comparison: Compare a related jade bi, also flanked by two phoenixes and dated to the Han dynasty, of slightly smaller size (6 cm long), at Christie’s Hong Kong in Adorning the Kings - A Private Collection of Archaic Jade Ornaments on 31 May 2017, lot 2715 (sold for HKD 250,000). Compare also a related jade huang, dated late Eastern Zhou to Han dynasty, sold in these rooms in Fine Chinese Art, Buddhism & Hinduism on 5 March 2021, lot 60 (sold for EUR 18,960).LENGTH 9.5 cm (bi), LENGTH 14.5 cm (pendant)Provenance: Private Collection of Irene and Wolfgang Zacke (1942-2022).