† A BRIGHT GREEN JADE CARVING OF A MYTHICAL BEAST, SIX DYNASTIES

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† A BRIGHT GREEN JADE CARVING OF A MYTHICAL BEAST, SIX DYNASTIES 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 to the Six Dynasties. He assessed it as a piece of good quality. A signed copy of Dr. Gu's expertise, dated 2 March 2016, 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, 220-589. Skillfully carved, the creature depicted in a crouching posture, with its legs tucked neatly beneath the body and the right forepaw subtly extended forward. The compact body extends into a bushy, gracefully curved tail and a powerful head with crisply defined features, including bulging eyes, a flattened snout with a gaping mouth revealing sharp fangs, framed by finely incised whiskers, and small ears. The subtly textured, semi-translucent stone is of an appealing green tone with occasional areas of whitish calcification. Dimensions: Length 4.7 cm Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Sotheby’s New York, 19 March 2019, lot 134 Price: USD 740,000 or approx. EUR 845,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Expert remark: Compare the related subject, manner of carving with a similarly arched spine and analogous treatment of the facial features. Note the different color of the stone and larger size (5.8 cm). Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Christie’s Hong Kong, 29 November 2024, lot 1380 Mid-estimate: HKD 1,500,000 or approx. EUR 170,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Expert remark: Compare the related subject, manner of carving with similar crouching posture and facial features. Note the different color of the stone and larger size (5.6 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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