ASIAN: Jade burial suit, Chinese, 20th C. in ancient Han manner, comprised of hundreds of pierced jade tablets sewn together with metal thread to form burial shroud, consists of separate sections including head with carved face mask, two arm sections including one with carved symbols, two hands with arched fingers, torso container with carving of dragon, two legs with carved symbols, and two feet, suit rests on custom velvet lined backboard with mounted metal handles, 72" l., wear to burial suit consistent with age and use including some loose or missing threads, etc., sold as found, 66" l., [PROVENANCE: Consigner purchased from Jade Treasures, William C. Wilkey, Connecticut, in 2011 for $5,500.]