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A PALE GREEN AND RUSSET JADE 'TIGER' PENDANT, WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY
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04月17日 下午5点 开拍 /15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, suggesting a dating to the Western Zhou dynasty. He assessed it as a piece of notably excellent quality. A signed and notarized copy of Dr. Gu's expertise, dated 3 October 2006, 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, 1100-771 BC. The flattened pendant carved in the form of a tiger, the arched back terminating in a curled tail to form an aperture, its mouth ajar revealing sharp fangs, and finely incised with eyes, C-shaped ears, broad nose, and archaic scrolls at the body. The mouth of a clover-form perforation and the snout pierced for suspension. The semi-translucent stone is of a pale green hue with few patches of deep russet and cloudy white inclusions.Provenance: An old private collection in Hong Kong, circa by 1998. A private collection in New York, United States, acquired from the above. A label attached to piece, inscribed with the collection number '54761 63'. Condition: Very good condition with expected wear, traces of weathering, signs of prolonged burial, minor nibbling, few minuscule nicks.Weight: 29.3 g Dimensions: Length 11.2 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 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), 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 is the tiger 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.Literature comparison:Compare a closely related jade ornament in the form of a crouching tiger, 10.8 cm long, in the Saint Louis Art Museum, object number 485:1956. Compare a related jade 'tiger' pendant, dated 1200BC-1050 BC, 5.6 cm long, in the British Museum, registration number 1935,0724.13.Auction result comparison:Type: Closely relatedAuction: Christie's New York, 16 March 2015, lot 3001Price: USD 35,000 or approx. EUR 40,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing: A rare grey-green jade tiger-form finial/insignia, late Shang dynasty, Anyang period, circa 1200 BCExpert remark: Compare the closely related form, manner of carving, and subject. Note the similar size (9.9 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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