Lot 140
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[COLLECTION OF A BRITISH FAMILY] CHINESE CELADON JADE WITH RUSSET INCLUSIONS BIRD-FORM PENDANT
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, HONGSHAN CULTURE
Auction: 06 November 2026 from 10:00 GMT
Description
新石器時代 紅山文化 青玉帶沁鳥形珮
the flattened bird carved with a protruding head, bulging eyes and a proud chest, its outstretched wings subtly detailed with grooves and ridges, the underside below the head with two perforations forming a channel, the stone of celadon colour speckled with russet inclusions
Dimensions
4.3cm wide
Provenance
Property of a British Family
英國藏家收藏
Footnote
A closely comparable Hongshan Culture jade bird in the collection of British Museum, museum no. 2022,3034.47. See two further comparable jade birds, one sold at Sotheby's Paris, 10 June 2021, lot 90; the other sold at Sotheby's New York, 19 September 2023, lot 233.