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A PALE CELADON AND RUSSET JADE 'WATER BUFFALO' PENDANT, LATE SHANG TO EARLY WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY
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03月12日 晚上6点 开拍
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China, c. 13th-11th century BC. Finely carved, the recumbent animal, shown in profile, resting on its haunches, its plump body neatly incised on both sides with distinctive double-lined patterns, extending onto its raised head, defined by a pair of bulging eyes, a straight mouth line, and curved horns joined to one another and pierced for suspension, the aperture running vertically through the figure to its abdomen. The smoothly polished, translucent stone of an attractive interplay of pale celadon and russet tones with icy-white inclusions.Provenance: From The Sam and Myrna Myers Collection, Paris, France. Acquired between circa 1965-2012.Condition: Very good condition, commensurate with age, with surface wear and inherent natural imperfections, such as inclusions and small fissures. Light traces of weathering. Few minute nicks, faint surface scratches, and occasional minuscule chips. The stone surface with small areas of soil encrustation.Weight: 64.9 gDimensions: Length 6.4 cmWater buffalo have long been highly esteemed in China. The Asiatic ox is one of the twelve horary animals associated with 'chou', the second of the twelve branches in the Chinese calendrical system. In Chinese culture, buffaloes symbolize strength, prosperity, and serenity, reflecting their central role in agriculture and food production. Moreover, the idealized image of the buffalo resonated with both Chan Buddhist and Daoist thought, evoking a retreat into a peaceful rural existence, removed from the bustle of urban life and the obligations of officialdom.Carvings of water buffalo in hardstone first appear during the later phase of the Shang period. The most significant early examples were recovered from the tomb of Fu Hao at Anyang, a burial that also yielded a large buffalo sculpture in marble. These early works established formal and iconographic prototypes for later representations of recumbent buffalo in jade, a subject that achieved sustained popularity during the Song, Ming, and Qing periods. With the passage of time, the use of this motif for pendants gradually declined, giving way to fully three-dimensional carvings conceived as small, portable objects intended to be held in the hand. This shift is particularly characteristic of the Song period. During the Ming and Qing periods, larger scale representations of water buffalo were produced as autonomous works of art intended for display.Expert's note: An important stylistic feature of the present pendant is the use of the so-called double-line grooves. On first inspection, it appears that these rise in low relief. But in fact, this is an optical illusion, or trompe-l'?il effect, as those slender 'relief lines' are actually flush with the object's surface and seem to rise in relief only because of the intaglio lines, or grooves, that flank them. Such trompe-l'?il lines are a rare feature, and found on the very finest Shang jades only.Auction result comparison:Type: Related Auction: Christie's Hong Kong, 30 November 2020, lot 2731Price: HKD 525,000 or approx. EUR 62,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing : A celadon jade carving of a buffalo, Shang dynasty, c. 1600-1046 BC Expert remark: Compare the related recumbent pose of the animal and manner of carving with double-line grooved decoration. Note the similar size (6.2 cm).Auction result comparison:Type: Related Auction: Christie's Hong Kong, 30 November 2020, lot 2766Price: HKD 1,125,000 or approx. EUR 133,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing : A darkish green jade buffalo-form pendant, Western Zhou dynasty, c. 1100-771 BC Expert remark: Compare the related recumbent pose of the animal and manner of carving. Note the smaller size (3 cm).Auction result comparison:Type: Related Auction: Sotheby's Hong Kong, 4 December 2024, lot 9424Price: HKD 60,000 or approx. EUR 6,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing : A celadon jade carving of a buffalo, Shang dynasty, c. 1600-1046 BC Expert remark: Compare the related recumbent pose of the animal and manner of carving. Note the slightly smaller size (5.3 cm).

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