† A WHITE JADE CARVING OF A PIG, HAN DYNASTY

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† A WHITE JADE CARVING OF A PIG, HAN DYNASTY 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 206 BC-220 dating. He assessed it as a piece of notably good quality. A signed and notarized copy of Dr. Gu's expertise, dated 1 April 2022, 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, 206 BC-220. Of elongated form, finely carved with a wrinkled snout, pointed ears and sloping grooves that delineate the limbs of the animal, which are tucked beneath its elongated body. Small perforations for suspension through below the snout. The semi-translucent stone of an icy-white tone with dark specks and small cloudy inclusions. Dimensions: Length 6.1 cm Literature comparison: Compare a closely related pale green jade carving of a pig, Han dynasty, dated 25-220, 10.9 cm long, in the Harvard Art Museums, object number 1943.50.251. Compare a closely related celadon jade carving of a pig, Han dynasty, dated 1st-2nd century, 11.4 cm long, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, object number 1994.605.96. Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Christie’s Hong Kong, 29 November 2022, lot 2769 Price: HKD 504,000 or approx. EUR 58,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Expert remark: Compare the nearly identical form of the animal and carving style. Note the larger size (9.8 cm). Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 14 September 2019, lot 1337 Price: USD 10,000 or approx. EUR 10,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Expert remark: Compare the nearly identical form of the animal and carving style. Note the larger size (11.4 cm). 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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