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† A VERY LARGE MOTTLED GRAY JADE DISC, BI, LIANGZHU CULTURE
奥地利
2024年06月28日 开拍
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? A VERY LARGE MOTTLED GRAY JADE DISC, BI, LIANGZHU CULTURE

China, circa 3300-2200 BC. Of circular form, with flat sides, and drilled with a central aperture. The variegated stone of a deep gray color with areas of brown and cream, and extensive veining.

Provenance: U.S. collection. The stand with an inscribed label. The authentication of this piece was conducted by Senior Fellow Gu Fang of the Institute of Archeology Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) on 4 March 2021, number 82041-15132, described as ‘Jade sic (bi)’, dated to the Liangzhu culture (3200-2300 BC), signed by Gu Fang, and notarized by Notary Noreen J. Lowery, New York. Gu Fang, born 1962 in Beijing, graduated from the Department of Archeology of the prestigious Beijing University in 1986. He later studied at the CASS where he is now working as a Senior Fellow specializing in Archeological excavations and research on Chinese Jades. Gu Fang authored several books on Chinese jades including 15 volumes on ‘The Complete Collection of Jades Unearthed in China’, one of the largest collections of Chinese jades to date.
Condition: The disc commensurate with age, extensive wear, nicks, scratches, small chips, a repair along the center, small fills, natural fissures, and thin structural cracks.
External Expert Authentication: A copy of the authentication report from Senior Fellow Gu Fang of the Institute of Archeology Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) accompanies this lot and will be transmitted to the winning bidder.

Weight: 18.7 kg
Dimensions: Diameter 50.4 cm, Width 2.9 cm

Mounted to a modern metal stand. (2)

Literature comparison:
Compare a related jade disc, bi, dated c. 2500 BC, 32.5 cm diameter, in the collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum, accession number A.42-1936.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 25 September 2020, lot 1705
Price: USD 12,500 or approx. EUR 14,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A large mottled grey and ivory-colored jade or hardstone bi disc, Neolithic period, Liangzhu culture, 4th-3rd millennium BC
Expert remark: Compare the related color of the jade. Note the much smaller size (29 cm).

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 19 March 2015, lot 487
Price: USD 40,000 or approx. EUR 49,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A large opaque mottled dark green and ivory hardstone bi disc, China, Neolithic period, Liangzhu culture, 3rd millennium BC
Expert remark: Compare the related form and dense veining. Note the much smaller size (21 cm).



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