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A RARE GRAY AND WHITE JADE CARVING OF A PHOENIX, LATE NEOLITHIC PERIOD, SHIJIAHE CULTURE
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Published: Filippo Salviati, 4000 Years of Chinese Archaic Jades, 2017, p. 40, no. 45.China, 2200-1600 BC. Finely carved, the curved and flattened pendant carved in the form of a phoenix with a crest pierced in several places, round bulging eyes, neatly incised wings, and furcated tail. The translucent stone of blackish-gray and white tones with patches of cream and brown.Provenance: Collection of Irene and Wolfgang Zacke, Vienna, Austria. Galerie Zacke, Vienna, 21 October 2021, lot 72 (sold for EUR 9,480 or approx. EUR 11,500 adjusted for inflation at the time of writing). The Collection of Sam and Myrna Myers, Paris, France, acquired from the above.Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and inherent natural imperfections. Light traces of weathering and erosion. Few minute nicks, shallow surface scratches, and occasional minuscule chips. and losses here and there:Weight: 22.5 gDimensions: Length 9.2 cmThe jade-working tradition in the lower Yangzi River region was carried forward by the Shijiahe culture (Tianmen County, Hubei, c. 2500-2000 BC) after the abrupt end of the Liangzhu culture shortly before 2000 BC, for reasons that remain unclear and are likely related to a combination of climatic and social changes. Shijiahe jades exhibit a high level of technical refinement: decorative motifs were executed in relief rather than incised, and openwork carving were frequently employed. Human heads, masks, and bird motifs, probably derived from Liangzhu prototypes, constituted the principal categories of Shijiahe ornament.The present phoenix-like jade carving closely corresponds to a comparable jade excavated from the late Shang dynasty tomb of Fu Hao (c. 1200 BC), sharing a gently curved body, elongated tail, and crested head. This parallel attests to the wide circulation of Shijiahe jades beyond the original geographical boundaries of the culture. Furthermore, Shijiahe facial motifs were partially adopted in the jades of the subsequent Longshan culture (c. 2600-1900 BC), contributing to the dissemination in central China of forms and decorative schemes originally developed by the jade-working cultures of southern China.The Tomb of Fu Hao is an important archaeological site located at Yinxu, the ruins of the ancient Shang dynasty capital Yin, within modern-day Anyang in Henan Province, China. Discovered in 1976 by archaeologist Zheng Zhenxiang, the tomb was identified as the final resting place of Queen and military general Fu Hao, who died around 1200 BC. Fu Hao is believed to be the Lady Hao mentioned in oracle bone inscriptions by King Wu Ding and one of his many wives. The tomb contained an extraordinary array of artifacts, including 755 jade objects, which encompassed both contemporary Shang jades and older pieces from the Longshan, Liangzhu, Hongshan, and Shijiahe cultures.Literature comparison: Compare a closely related jade carving of a phoenix, Shang dynasty, Anyang phase, c. 1300-1050 BC, 13.6 cm long, unearthed from the tomb of Fu Hao, Anyang, Henan province, in 1976, and held by the National Museum of China. Auction result comparison:Type: RelatedAuction: Christie's Hong Kong, 29 November 2017, lot 2723Price: HKD 1,250,000 or approx. EUR 157,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing: A jade tiger, late Neolithic period, post-Shijiahe culture, c. 2100-1600 BCExpert remark: Compare the related form and manner of carving. Note the similar size (9.7 cm).Auction result comparison:Type: RelatedAuction: Christie's Hong Kong, 29 November 2024, lot 1015Price: HKD 16,105,000 or approx. EUR 1,800,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing: An extremely rare white jade 'ancestral mask' carving, late Neolithic period, Shijiahe culture, c. 2500-1600 BCExpert remark: Compare the related form and manner of carving. Note the similar size (8.6 cm).

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