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A YELLOW JADE CONG, NEOLITHIC PERIOD, LIANGZHU CULTURE
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04月16日 下午5点 开拍 /14天1小时
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Expert authentication: Dr. Gu Fang has examined the present lot and confirms its authenticity and the dating above, noting the style of cutting, workmanship, thickness and quality of stone with decomposed areas indicating burial all suggest a dating to the Liangzhu culture. He assessed it as a piece of notably good quality. A copy of Dr. Gu's signed and notarized expertise, dated 25 February 2021, accompanies this lot. Dr. Gu Fang (born 1962) is an internationally renowned scholar of Chinese art and a leading authority on jades. He graduated from the Department of Archaeology at the prestigious Beijing University in 1986 and later studied at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), where he now serves as a Senior Fellow specializing in archaeological excavations and Chinese jade research. A former visiting scholar at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, he has authored several books on Chinese jades, including the 15-volume The Complete Collection of Jades Unearthed in China (2007), one of the most comprehensive studies of its kind, as well as Chinese Jade: The Spiritual and Cultural Significance of Jade in China (2012).China, c. 3300-2200 BC. Of tubular form, the exterior superbly worked and subtly angled with four projecting corners, each worked with a stylized monster face accentuated with well-defined eyes widening towards the temples and enclosing piercing circular pupils, above a narrow horizontal ridge indicating the mouth. The translucent stone of a rich greenish-yellow hue, subtly variegated with russet-brown veins and patches as well as areas of opaque gray and cream-white calcification.Provenance: Yuen Bo Hin, Hong Kong, 2005. A private collection in New York, acquired from the above. The jade with a label, inscribed '15038'. Condition: Very good condition with expected wear, minute nibbling, a small polished area to the rim, the stone with natural fissures, some of which have developed into minor hairline cracks with few associated minute losses and remnants of old fill.Weight: 237 g Dimensions: Width 9 cm, Height 3.9 cmThe Liangzhu culture and its remarkable jade artifacts came to prominence in the late 1980s, when the discovery of several significant cemeteries brought international attention to the richness of their tomb contents. Since then, a wave of new archaeological findings has dramatically transformed our understanding of this late Neolithic civilization. At the Mojiaoshan site, Chinese archaeologists have uncovered the remains of a vast, walled settlement covering 750 acres. This site, the largest known walled settlement from late Neolithic China, includes palatial foundations, jade workshops, habitation zones, and a sophisticated network of internal waterways.Distinguished by their quantity, variety, and superb craftsmanship, Liangzhu jades are among the most iconic artifacts in the history of Chinese civilization. Among them, the jade cong stands out as the most emblematic. These objects feature a square exterior surrounding a circular inner hollow, with each corner serving as a vertical axis for the carving of symmetrical mask motifs. Early examples are typically squat and intricately decorated with deities or animal forms. In contrast, later versions are tall and slender, with stylized facial features dominated by prominent eyes and noses.Literature comparison:Compare a closely related Liangzhu one-tiered jade cong with similar masks in the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, accession number F1916.118.Auction result comparison: Type: Closely relatedAuction: Bonhams Hong Kong, 28 May 2019, lot 104Price: HKD 1,875,625 or approx. EUR 229,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing: A rare archaic mottled-green jade vessel, cong, Neolithic, Liangzhu cultureExpert remark: Compare the closely related form with square projections, and size (8.5 cm). Note the different mask motifs and stone color.Auction result comparison:Type: Closely relatedAuction: Christie's Hong Kong, 29 November 2017, lot 2709Price: HKD 2,375,000 or approx. EUR 301,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing: A jade 'face mask' cong, Liangzhu culture, circa 3300-2300 BCExpert remark: Compare the closely related stone, manner of carving, mask motifs, and size (8 cm). Note the different form.13% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer's premium - only for buyers within the EU.

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