† A PALE CELADON JADE ‘BIRD’ FINIAL, HAN DYNASTY

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† A PALE CELADON JADE ‘BIRD’ FINIAL, 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 dating 206 BCE – 220 CE. He assessed it as a piece of notably good quality. A copy of Dr. Gu's signed expertise, dated 17 July 2025, 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 AD. Well carved in the form of a bird with a hooked beak and wings folded neatly against its sides. The eyes are finely incised, and the wings detailed with characteristic double-line grooves. The underside with a geometric design and pierced vertically through the center for mounting. The translucent stone is of an even celadon tone with few icy veins. Dimensions: Length 6.5 cm Literature comparison: See a white jade sword pommel in the form of a mythical eagle, Western Han dynasty, excavated from a tomb at Longgangsi, Shaanxi Province, illustrated by Gu Fang, The Complete Collection of Jades Unearthed in China, vol. 14, Shaanxi, Beijing, 2005, page 149. Note the related style, as well as the underside with a circular reserve for attachment to a staff. Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Christie’s New York, 21 September 2023, lot 801 Price: USD 126,000 or approx. EUR 117,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Expert remark: Compare the motif, color, and size (8.6 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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