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AN EXTREMELY RARE CELADON JADE CARVING OF A DRAGON, LATE SHANG DYNASTY
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China, c. 13th-11th century BC. Boldly carved in the round as a stylized dragon, with a bifurcated tail, with each terminal coil curling alongside its compact body. The surface decorated with finely incised triangular motifs, while the spine carved with irregular notches, extending into a powerful head with a vicious expression, marked by a pair of rounded eyes, a mouth agape revealing sharp fangs, and a pair of short horns. A perforation passing through the coiled tail suggests use as a pendant. The smoothly polished, translucent stone of a deep celadon tone, accented with icy-white inclusions, brown speckles, and a large dark patch on the muzzle.Provenance: From The Sam and Myrna Myers Collection, Paris, France. Acquired between circa 1965-2012.Condition: Very good condition, commensurate with age, with ancient wear and inherent natural imperfections, such as inclusions and small fissures. Distinct traces of weathering and erosion. Few small nicks and shallow surface scratches. The stone surface with remnants of red ritual pigment and small areas of soil encrustation, consistent with prolonged burial.Weight: 84.7 gDimensions: Length 5.8 cmExpert's note: Although small animal-shaped carvings constitute one of the principal categories of jade production during the Shang and early Western Zhou dynasties, due the high level of technical and artistic achievement attained in this period, jade representations of dragons carved fully in the round from the Shang dynasty, such as the present example, are exceedingly rare. The closest known parallel is a jade dragon excavated from the tomb of Fu Hao, its body coiled to the right, illustrated in Zhongguo yuqi quanji (Collection of Chinese Jade Treasures), vol. 2, 1993, no. 58.The Tomb of Fu Hao, located at Yinxu, the ruins of the ancient Shang capital, now within modern Anyang in Henan Province, China, was discovered in 1976 by archaeologist Zheng Zhenxiang, and was identified as the final resting place of?the queen and military general, who died around 1200 BC. Likely the Lady Hao mentioned in oracle bone inscriptions by King Wu Ding, Fu Hao was one of his many wives. The tomb's excavation revealed 755 jade objects, including not only contemporary Shang pieces but also jades from the Longshan, Liangzhu, Hongshan, and Shijiahe cultures. Remarkably, it is the only Shang royal tomb found intact, with its contents undisturbed, likely due to its remote location, far from other known burial sites.Auction result comparison:Type: Closely related Auction: Christie's Hong Kong, 29 November 2024, lot 1025Price: HKD 4,032,000 or approx. EUR 451,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing : A jade carving of a dragon, late Shang dynasty, c. 1300-1100 BC Expert remark: Compare the closely related form of the animal with twisted tail and manner of carving with analogous triangular decorative motifs. Note the smaller size (3.5 cm).

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