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A RARE AND EXCEPTIONALLY LARGE (68 CM) DARK GREEN JADE CEREMONIAL BLADE, YAZHANG, WESTERN ZHOU
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04月16日 下午5点 开拍 /14天2小时
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A RARE AND EXCEPTIONALLY LARGE (68 CM) DARK GREEN JADE CEREMONIAL BLADE, YAZHANG, WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTYExpert authentication:1. Dr. Gu Fang has examined the present lot and guarantees its authenticity and the dating above. He assessed it as a piece of notably good quality. A copy of Dr. Gu's signed and notarized expertise, dated 26 July 2008, 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).2. Sam Myers has examined the present lot in 2017 and confirmed its authenticity, dating it to the Shang dynasty. He appraised the blade at a value of USD 50,000 (or approx. EUR 56,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing). A copy of the valuation from Myrna Myers Arts d'Extrême Orient, Paris, written and signed by Sam Myers, dated 5 May 2017, accompanies this lot.Sam Myers is a scholar and expert of Chinese jades and works of art with over 50 years of experience. In 1976, his wife Myrna Myers opened a gallery in Paris, specializing in Asian art, and together the couple built an extraordinary art collection, including one of the world's most distinguished jade collections, published in numerous catalogs and seen around the world in a number of important museum exhibitions.China, 1100-771 BC. The gently waisted blade flaring towards the strikingly curved end, opposite the tang at the other end above two pierced holes, flanked by pairs of curved flanges centered by four short tooths on either side. The opaque stone is of a greenish-black hue.Provenance: Throckmorton Fine Art, New York, United States, by 2008. Collection of Lord Anthony Jacobs, London, United Kingdom, acquired from the above. Collection of Marla M. Kosec, London, United Kingdom, acquired from the above. Lord Anthony Jacobs (1931-2014) was a distinguished British businessman, politician, and philanthropist best known for his leadership of enterprises such as BSM driving schools and the Spudulike restaurant chain. From 1999 to 2002 he sat on the House of Lords Works of Art Committee, reflecting his deep engagement with the arts while building a notable collection over his lifetime. Marla M. Kosec (born 1956) is an American medical professional entrepreneur, philanthropist, and devoted collector whose life has been shaped by decades of travel, service to others, and enduring friendships formed in China, Indonesia, and England. Over 18 years, she assembled a deeply personal collection of Buddhist art and Chinese jades, which she views not as possessions but as living companions.Condition: Good condition with expected wear, signs of prolonged burial and traces of weathering including soil encrustations with remnants of ancient cinnabar, the tip of one fork with an old repair, few shallow fissures, small smoothened chips to edges.Weight: 1,813 gDimensions: Length 68.2 cmForked blades first made their appearance during the Neolithic period, although their source of inspiration remains unknown as the form has no prototype in stone implements of the period. The function of this type of blade has been an area of discussion, and interpretations of it as a military implement have been suggested in ancient texts such as Zhouli (Rites of Zhou), as well as Zheng Xuan's commentaries in the Eastern Han dynasty. Blades of this form are often of large size and are finely and thinly carved, suggesting a ceremonial function, which is consistent with archaeological excavation findings from sacrificial pits.The present lot relates closely to a number of blades excavated at Jinsha, an archaeological site located in Qingyang, Chengdu, the capital of the Chinese province of Sichuan. The site is one of the major archaeological discoveries in China during the 21st century. After the decline of Sanxingdui, Jinsha emerged as the capital of the Shu state in the Shang or Western Zhou dynasty. It disappeared between 500 BC and 200 BC with various theories as to the cause positing political revolution, earthquakes, or flooding. The site was accidentally discovered in 2001 after construction revealed a drain which contained artifacts made of bronze, jade, stone and bone. In 2007, the Jinsha Museum was constructed to display the artifacts and features found. The objects discovered, besides the aforementioned jade blades, include the gold sunbird, a national symbol of China according to the State Administration of Cultural Heritage.Literature comparison: Compare a closely related jade zhang excavated at the Jinsha site in Chengdu, Sichuan, dated late Shang-early Western Zhou period, 67.8 cm long, illustrated by Gu Fang, The Complete Collection of Jades Unearthed in China, vol. 13, Beijing, 2005, p. 70.Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Christie's Hong Kong, 30 November 2020, lot 2702 Price: HKD 2,250,000 or approx. EUR 266,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing : A dark green jade ceremonial blade, Yazhang, Erlitou culture or slightly earlier Expert remark: Compare the closely related form, manner of carving, and stone, with similar toothed projections and dark green color. Note the smaller size (32 cm) and earlier dating.Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Sotheby's Hong Kong, 9 April 2024, lot 3610 Price: HKD 5,842,000 or approx.?EUR 650,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing : A rare and large jade ceremonial blade, Yazhang, Neolithic period to early Shang dynasty, c. 2000-1500 BC Expert remark: Compare the closely related form, manner of carving, and stone. Note the smaller size (35.8 cm) and earlier dating.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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