'CHICKEN-BONE' JADE AWL SHAPE PENDANT
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, LIANGZHU CULTURE
£1,890
Fine Asian & Islamic Works of Art
Auction: 4 November 2022 from 10:00 GMT
Description
新石器時代 良渚文化 雞骨白玉錐形飾
the slender rod of oval form, with a conical point at one end and a pierced tab at the opposite end, with two carved parallel lines incised in the middle of the body, the stone of creamy colour with variegated russet and brown inclusion
Dimensions
7.4cm high
Provenance
Provenance: Private collection, England, has been collecting Chinese jades for over 20 years
Footnote
Note: Compare to two jade awl shape pendants dated to Liangzhu culture and of similar shape and colour, are both in the collection of the National Palace Museum, Taipei, no. Zhong Yu 中玉38 and Go Yu 購玉89.