LOT 9 AN ARCHAIC GREEN JADE BIRD-SHAPED PENDANT Neolithic Period...
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AN ARCHAIC GREEN JADE BIRD-SHAPED PENDANT Neolithic Period, Hongshan CultureTHE PROPERTY OF A BRITISH FAMILY英國家族藏品AN ARCHAIC GREEN JADE BIRD-SHAPED PENDANTNeolithic Period, Hongshan CultureThe flattened bird carved with a protruding head, bulging eyes and a proud chest, the outstretched wings subtly detailed with grooves and ridges simulating feathers on the interior, the back pierced with two holes for attachment, the stone of celadon colour with calcified areas. 5cm (2in) long.新石器時代紅山文化 鳥形玉佩Provenance: Prof. Cheng Te-k'un (1908-2001), Cambridge (The Mu-Fei collection)Bluett & Sons Ltd., LondonA British private collection, acquired from the above Published, Illustrated and Exhibited: Cheng Te-k'un, Shang China, Cambridge, 1960, pl.XVII (c)Cheng Te-k'un, 'The Carving of Jade in the Shang Period', TOCS, vol.29, London, 1954-1955, pl.10 (32)Bluett & Sons Ltd., Chinese Jades from the Mu-Fei Collection, London, 1990, no.2來源:鄭德坤(1908-2001)教授舊藏 劍橋(木扉舊藏)倫敦古董商Bluett & Sons Ltd.英國私人收藏,從上處購得展覽著錄:鄭德坤,《Shang China》,劍橋,1960年,插圖XVII (c)鄭德坤,《The Carving of Jade in the Shang Period》,東方陶瓷學會會刊,卷29,倫敦,1954-1955,插圖10(32)Bluett & Sons Ltd著, 《木扉珍藏玉器》,倫敦,1990年,編號2The importance of the bird motif in the Hongshan Culture is discussed by Wu Hung, 'Bird Motifs in Eastern Yi Art', in Orientations, vol.16, no.10, October 1985, pp.31-41, where he illustrates line drawings of various bird pendants excavated in Liaoning Province, figs.4-8. Similar examples have been found at Hongshan sites, such as Hutouhou in Fuxin, Liaoning Province or at Balinyouqi in Inner Mongolia, illustrated by Gu Fang, The Complete Collection of Jades Unearthed in China, Beijing, 2005, vol.2, pl.26.Compare with a related celadon jade bird-shaped pendant, Neolithic period, Hongshan Culture, which was sold at Christie's Paris, 10 June 2021, lot 90.sold_price_type: £
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