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A PALE CELADON JADE 'TIGER' PENDANT, LATE SHANG TO EARLY WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY
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China, 12th-10th century BC. The crouching animal finely carved in profile, with its legs tucked beneath the body, decorated on both sides with double-line grooves, extending into a prominent snout, pierced from both sides for suspension. The translucent stone of pale celadon tone with extensive russet shading and some areas of opaque calcification.Provenance: From The Sam and Myrna Myers Collection, Paris, France. Acquired between circa 1965-2012.Condition: Good condition, commensurate with age, with ancient wear and inherent natural imperfections, such as inclusions and small fissures. Expected traces of weathering. Occasional minor nicks and faint surface scratches. The stone surface with extensive signs of alteration with orange-toned discoloration, consistent with long-term burial and sustained contact with iron oxides.Weight: 107.1 gDimensions: Length 10.9 cmThe tiger, called 'hu' or 'laohu' in Chinese, is among the most recognizable charismatic megafauna worldwide. Originating in China and northern Central Asia, the tiger was known to the earliest Chinese, who likely feared, admired, and respected it for its strength, ferocity, and regal bearing. Although precise symbolism symbolism during the Shang period (c. 1600-1046 BC) remains unknown, the tiger certainly fulfilled a totemic, tutelary, and talismanic function. By the Western Han period (206 BC-9 AD), roughly a millennium after the production of this pendant, the tiger was regarded as the 'king of the hundred beasts' (baishou zhi wang), due to its power and ferocity, as well as distinctive forehead markings that commonly resemble the character 'wang', meaning 'king'. In addition, not only did the tiger figure among the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac, but it gained a place among the auspicious animals that symbolize the four cardinal directions: the White Tiger, or 'baihu', of the west, the Azure Dragon of the east, the Vermilion Bird of the south, and the Black Tortoise of the north.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.Literature comparison:Compare a related yellow jade 'tiger'pendant, Shang dynasty, Anyang phase, c. 1250-1050 BC, 5.7 cm long, in the Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art, accession number S1987.839.Auction result comparison:Type: Related Auction: Christie's New York, 24 September 2021 Price: USD 1,086,000 or approx. EUR 1,100,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing : A superb and important large jade tiger pendant, late Shang dynasty, Anyang phase, 13th-11th century BC Expert remark: Compare the related recumbent pose of the feline and manner of carving, with similarly incised double-lined decorative motifs. Note the similar size (11.6 cm).Auction result comparison:Type: Closely related Auction: Bonhams Hong Kong, 30 May 2017, lot 20 Price: HKD 562,500 or approx. EUR 71,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing : A jade tiger and a bird. The tiger, Shang dynasty; the bird, Western Zhou dynasty Expert remark: Compare the closely related manner of carving and recumbent pose of the feline, with similarly carved mouth for suspension, and double-lined decorative motifs. Note the smaller size (3.9 cm) and that the lot also comprises a small jade bird (2.5 cm) from a later period.Auction result comparison:Type: Closely related Auction: Zacke Vienna, 29 September 2022, lot 34 Price: EUR 20,800 or approx. EUR 23,000 adjusted for inflation at the time of writing : A tiger-form jade pendant, late Shang dynasty Expert remark: Compare the closely related manner of carving and recumbent pose of the animal, with similarly carved mouth for suspension, and double-lined decorative motifs. Note the smaller size (6.5 cm)

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