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A RARE TIERED MOTTLED JADE CONG, LIANGZHU CULTURE
奥地利
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A RARE TIERED MOTTLED JADE CONG, LIANGZHU CULTURE
This lot is from a single owner collection and is therefore offered without reserve

Published: Jean-Paul Desroches (ed.) et al, Two Americans in Paris. A Quest for Asian Art, Paris, 2016, p. 41, no. 37.

Exhibited:
1. Pointe-à-Callière Museum, From the Lands of Asia. The Sam and Myrna Myers Collection, Montréal, 17th November 2016-19th March 2017.
2. Kimbell Art Museum, From the Lands of Asia. The Sam and Myrna Myers Collection, Fort Worth, Texas, 4th March-19th August 2018.

China, c. 3300-2200 BC. The thick-walled cong with gently rounded sides and a long, cylindrical interior, carved to each corner with an anthropomorphic and zoomorphic mask design. The eyes and noses as well as the raised bands above the masks and recesses in between are finely incised with line and scroll designs. The faces are divided with a gently recessed vertical band to the center of each side. The opaque stone now of a mottled ochre and russet color.

Provenance: The Collection of Sam and Myrna Myers, Paris, France. Acquired between circa 1965-2012.
Condition: Overall fine condition with wear, traces of weathering and signs of prolonged burial, minuscule nicks, smoothened chips, notches and several cracks with minor associated losses.

Weight: 793 g
Dimensions: Height 17.3 cm

Liangzhu culture and its jades became famous by the late 1980s, when some important cemeteries were discovered and the rich contents of their tombs were revealed to the world. However, the discoveries of the past fifteen years have dramatically changed our view of this late Neolithic culture. Chinese archeologists have uncovered at the Mojiaoshan site evidence of a large, walled settlement measuring 750 acres. They unearthed remains of palatial foundations, jade workshops, habitation sites and a network of waterways within the city, which is presently the largest walled settlement of late Neolithic China.

The jades of Liangzhu culture abound in number, diversity, and excel in craftsmanship as some of the most illustrious jade artefacts in the history of Chinese civilization. Among the many types of jades of the Liangzhu culture, the jade cong are the most distinctive. Liangzhu jade cong have a square outer section and a circular inner hollow. Each corner serves as a vertical axis over which a symmetrical mask motif is carved. The cong are the only type of Liangzhu jades with decoration. The early cong were mainly squat, featuring exquisitely carved deity or animal details within the masks, while the later ones were mostly tall with simplified facial features dominated by the eyes and nose.

Literature comparison:
Compare a closely related ivory-white jade cong, dated to 2200 BC, in the British Museum, registration number OA+.110.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Bonhams Hong Kong, 29 May 2024, lot 358
Price: HKD 486,400 or approx. EUR 54,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A grey and green jade cong, Neolithic period, Liangzhu culture
Expert remark: Compare the related form, color of the stone, and style. Note the smaller size (13 cm).

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s Hong Kong, 2 May 2025, lot 1003
Price: HKD 3,024,000 or approx. EUR 330,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A rare six-tiered jade cong, Liangzhu culture, circa 3100-2000 BC
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form, color of the stone, style, and size (18 cm).

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