† AN UNUSUAL RUSSET JADE ‘TURTLE SHELL’ PENDANT, SHANG DYNASTY

LOT 14 · 未开拍

起拍价 EUR1500.00

拍卖时间：2026-09-11 18:00

拍品描述

† AN UNUSUAL RUSSET JADE ‘TURTLE SHELL’ PENDANT, SHANG 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 suggesting a dating to 1600-1100 BC. He assessed it as a piece of notably good quality. A signed 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, 1600-1100 BC. Skillfully carved, the slightly concave carapace is incised with a stylized hexagonal pattern representing its scutes, while the underside is rendered with a raised reticulated design to evoke the plastron. The interior is hollowed from both sides and pierced with a circular perforation intended for suspension. The opaque stone displays varying shades of russet with darker veining and scattered areas of creamy-white mineral alteration along both lateral edges. Dimensions: Length 6.3 cm Literature comparison: Compare a related celadon jade pendant in the form of a turtle, China, late Shang dynasty, Anyang phase, c. 1250-1050 BC, 5 cm long, in the Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Asian Art, accession number S1987.638. Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 8 April 2023, lot 3782 Price: HKD 203,200 or approx. EUR 24,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Expert remark: Compare the related subject, and manner of carving. Note the earlier dating, different color of the stone, and smaller size (3 cm). 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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