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A YELLOW JADE FIGURE OF A BEAR, WESTERN HAN DYNASTY
奥地利
09月11日 下午5点 开拍
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A YELLOW JADE FIGURE OF A BEAR, WESTERN HAN DYNASTY
This lot is from a single owner collection and is therefore offered without reserve

China, 206 BC-8 AD. Finely carved as a crouching bear standing on its four legs. The animal is portrayed with an alert gaze above a well-pronounced snout, the head flanked by a pair of ears formed with S-shaped ridges extending along the beast's jaws and detailed with fine incisions of its fur. The near translucent stone of a yellow and celadon hues with russet veining and creamy calcification.

Provenance: The Collection of Sam and Myrna Myers, Paris, France. Acquired between circa 1965-2012.
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, traces of weathering and signs of prolonged burial, minuscule nibbling, and natural fissures, some of which may have developed into small hairline cracks.

Weight: 177 g
Dimensions: Length 7.4 cm

Literature comparison:
Compare a related, smaller jade bear, dated to 2nd century BC-2nd century AD, 3.3 cm long, in the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, accession number S1987.744.

Han dynasty carvings of animal figures illustrate the aesthetic and technical revolution that took place shortly after the fall of the Zhou dynasty. Animals were often studied from life and carvings became endowed with individualized facial features and naturalistic physical likeness. The present figure of a bear is expertly carved with an alert facial expression as if the animal was caught in surprise. The underside of this figure reveals the particular care taken to depict the paws of the animal. In its workmanship and choice of material this figure is an outstanding example of Han sculpture.

Bears were depicted in Chinese art at least as early as the Shang dynasty and have been a popular totemic emblem since ancient times. From the Han dynasty (206 BC–AD 220) onwards, and probably even much earlier, bears have also been linked with military prowess, shamanism, and immortality. It might be noted that the words for 'bear' and 'virility' are exact homonyms, pronounced in Chinese as ‘xiong’.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 4 April 2017, lot 3317
Estimate: HKD 5,000,000 or approx. EUR 630,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A superbly carved and extremely rare white and russet jade figure of a bear, Western Han dynasty
Expert remark: Compare the closely related stone and posture.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 7 October 2008, lot 23143
Price: HKD 350,000 or approx. EUR 60,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A jade carving of a bear, Han dynasty
Expert remark: Compare the closely related subject.

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拍品估价:2,000 - 4,000 欧元 起拍价格:1,000 欧元  买家佣金: 35.00%

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