28th Jun, 2024 11:00
Fine Asian Art Summer Sale
138
A JADE BLADE WITH ZOOMORPHIC DECORATION, DAO, QIJIA CULTURE
Sold for €3,221
including Buyer's Premium
China, early Bronze Age, c. 2200-1600 BC. The long blade skillfully rendered with a crisp thinness, of trapezoid shape, drilled with three apertures along the upper edge, one end finely chiseled with curved notches, and pierced with two circular and one comma-shaped aperture. The semi-translucent stone of a pale celadon color with brown and russet areas transitioning to a creamy color to each end.
Provenance: U.S. collection. The authentication of this piece was conducted by Senior Fellow Gu Fang of the Institute of Archeology Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) on 16 July 2009, number 4909, described as ‘Jade blade with animal decoration’, dated to the Qijia culture (reworked in Shang period with animal part), signed by Gu Fang, and notarized by Notary Noreen J. Lowery, New York. Gu Fang, born 1962 in Beijing, graduated from the Department of Archeology of the prestigious Beijing University in 1986. He later studied at the CASS where he is now working as a Senior Fellow specializing in Archeological excavations and research on Chinese Jades. Gu Fang authored several books on Chinese jades including 15 volumes on ‘The Complete Collection of Jades Unearthed in China’, one of the largest collections of Chinese jades to date.
Condition: Good condition, commensurate with age. Extensive wear, sings of weathering and erosion, soil encrustations, minuscule chips along the edges, small nicks, and light surface scratches. The stone with natural fissures, some of which may have developed into thin hairlines.
External Expert Authentication: A copy of the authentication report from Senior Fellow Gu Fang of the Institute of Archeology Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) accompanies this lot and will be transmitted to the winning bidder.
Weight: 206 g
Dimensions: Length 28.5 cm
With a padded storage box. (2)
Literature comparison:
Compare a related jade harvesting knife, hu, 62.7 cm long, dated to the Neolithic period, in the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, accession number F1916.417.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Bonhams London, Fine Chinese Art on 18 May 2023, lot 4
Price: GBP 17,850 or approx. EUR 21,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A very large archaic jade axe blade, dao, Neolithic Period
Expert remark: Compare the related form and subject. Note the larger size (38.5 cm).
China, early Bronze Age, c. 2200-1600 BC. The long blade skillfully rendered with a crisp thinness, of trapezoid shape, drilled with three apertures along the upper edge, one end finely chiseled with curved notches, and pierced with two circular and one comma-shaped aperture. The semi-translucent stone of a pale celadon color with brown and russet areas transitioning to a creamy color to each end.
Provenance: U.S. collection. The authentication of this piece was conducted by Senior Fellow Gu Fang of the Institute of Archeology Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) on 16 July 2009, number 4909, described as ‘Jade blade with animal decoration’, dated to the Qijia culture (reworked in Shang period with animal part), signed by Gu Fang, and notarized by Notary Noreen J. Lowery, New York. Gu Fang, born 1962 in Beijing, graduated from the Department of Archeology of the prestigious Beijing University in 1986. He later studied at the CASS where he is now working as a Senior Fellow specializing in Archeological excavations and research on Chinese Jades. Gu Fang authored several books on Chinese jades including 15 volumes on ‘The Complete Collection of Jades Unearthed in China’, one of the largest collections of Chinese jades to date.
Condition: Good condition, commensurate with age. Extensive wear, sings of weathering and erosion, soil encrustations, minuscule chips along the edges, small nicks, and light surface scratches. The stone with natural fissures, some of which may have developed into thin hairlines.
External Expert Authentication: A copy of the authentication report from Senior Fellow Gu Fang of the Institute of Archeology Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) accompanies this lot and will be transmitted to the winning bidder.
Weight: 206 g
Dimensions: Length 28.5 cm
With a padded storage box. (2)
Literature comparison:
Compare a related jade harvesting knife, hu, 62.7 cm long, dated to the Neolithic period, in the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, accession number F1916.417.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Bonhams London, Fine Chinese Art on 18 May 2023, lot 4
Price: GBP 17,850 or approx. EUR 21,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A very large archaic jade axe blade, dao, Neolithic Period
Expert remark: Compare the related form and subject. Note the larger size (38.5 cm).
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