† A PRISTINE AND EXCEEDINGLY RARE CELADON JADE ‘BUTTERFLY’ PENDANT, LATE NEOLITHIC PERIOD, HONGSHAN CULTURE

LOT 10 · 未开拍

起拍价 EUR1500.00

拍卖时间：2026-09-11 18:00

拍卖行： Galerie Zacke

专场： 动物：中国古代古玉

拍品描述

† A PRISTINE AND EXCEEDINGLY RARE CELADON JADE ‘BUTTERFLY’ PENDANT, LATE NEOLITHIC PERIOD, HONGSHAN CULTURE 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 suggesting a dating to 4700-2500 BC. He assessed it as a piece of notably good quality. A signed copy of Dr. Gu's expertise, dated 19 September 2023, 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). Northeastern China, Inner Mongolia, 4700-2500 BC. Superbly carved, the flying insect rendered with a tapering conical body, its abdomen delicately incised, and its lobed wings gracefully outstretched to either side. The upper thorax is pierced transversely with a circular perforation for suspension. The finely polished, translucent stone is of an attractive celadon hue, subtly enlivened by ochre hued inclusions and darker natural russet shadings. Dimensions: Length 6.3 cm Literature comparison: Compare a related pale celadon jade pendant in the form of a bird, China, Hongshan culture, c. 3800-2700 BC, 5.2 cm long, in the Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Asian Art, accession number S2012.9.12. Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 4 June 2020, lot 374 Price: HKD 162,500 or approx. EUR 20,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Expert remark: Compare the related subject, similar size (7 cm), and manner of carving. Note the slightly different color of the stone. 13% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer's premium - only for buyers within the EU. 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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