app download
ArtFox APP
Home > Auction >  中国古代玉器 >  Lot.21 A THIN, FLAT ORNAMENT WITH A COMPOSITE PATTERN OF HUMAN HEADS AND DRAGONS

LOT 21 A THIN, FLAT ORNAMENT WITH A COMPOSITE PATTERN OF HUMAN HEADS AND DRAGONS

Starting price
EUR1,200
Estimate  EUR  1,200 ~ 2,400

Viewed  791  Frequency

Pre-bid 0  Frequency

Log in to view

logo Collect

GALERIE ZACKE VIENNA

中国古代玉器

GALERIE ZACKE VIENNA

Name

Size

Description

Translation provided by Youdao

Translate
Size

Description

Jade. China, Western Zhou, 10th century BC 龍人頭紋形玉佩 - 西周, 公元前10世紀 This sculptural carving in green jade with heavy surface alterations embodies the innovative style that was introduced during the middle and late Western Zhou periods, when motifs derived from previous late Neolithic cultures were combined to create new forms. In fact, the pendant, carved from a thin, flat slab of jade, is decorated with the heads of two humans and three dragons, all in profile: the human faces are placed at one extremity and both are detailed with oval eyes, incised mouths, rounded ears and a tuft of hair that protrudes from each of their tops. While these human heads are probably derived from jade carvings of the Shijiahe culture (c.2500-2000 BC), the dragon in the middle of the pendant has a coiled body, which is most likely inspired by similar jades of the Hongshan culture (c.3500-2500 BC, see nos. 1 and 2 in this auction). The carving is rather sketchy and not highly refined, as if the jade had been placed in the burial in an unfinished state. The stone, once translucent, is now heavily calcified with many diffused brown areas throughout and a battered surface. A matching jade comes from the Western Zhou tomb no.157 excavated at Zhangjiapo, Chang’an county, Shaanxi province: see Gu Fang, Zhongguo gu yuqi tu dian中國古玉器圖典 (The pictorial handbook of ancient Chinese jades), Beijing 2007, p.142. Two additional comparable carvings are in the Sam and Myrna Myers collection (J.P. Desroches, Two Americans in Paris. A Quest for Asian Art, Paris 2016, no.114) and from Galerie Zacke (10 March 2018 auction, cat. no.20). Provenance: From an old Austrian collection LENGTH 10 CM - WIDTH 3.5 CM 長 10 厘米 - 寬 3.5 厘米 Expertise: Univ. Prof. Filippo Salviati All jades in this catalogue have been professionally examined, authenticated and dated by Univ. Prof. Filippo Salviati. Professor Salviati teaches Chinese and Korean art at Sapienza University in Rome, in the Italian Institute of Oriental Studies. He is a world expert on archaic Chinese jades, having released multiple publications and being cited by renowned auction houses such as Sotheby’s.

Preview:

2018年06月11日-06月13日

Address:

GALERIE ZACKE . MARIAHILFERSTR. 112 . A-1070 VIENNA

Start time:

  • Commission  EUR
  • 0 ~ Unlimitation26.4%

Online payment is available,

You will be qualified after paid the deposit!

Online payment is available for this session.

Bidding for buyers is available,

please call us for further information. Our hot line is400-010-3636 !

This session is a live auction,

available for online bidding and reserved bidding

×
This session requires a deposit. Please leave your contact. Our staff will contact you. Or you can call400-010-3636 (Mainland China)+86 010-5994 2750 (Overseas) Contact Art Fox Live Customer Service
Contact:
Other Lots in this session 44unit
SMALL RICHLY CARVED HONGSHAN DRAGON PENDANT, ZHULONG

LOT 1

A LOVELY, EXTREMELY THIN BIRD IN TRANSLUCENT LIGHT GREEN JADE

LOT 10

A POWERFUL CARVING OF A HAWK WITH OUTSTRETCHED SCALLOPED WINGS DECORATED WITH INCISED CURLS

LOT 11

A SMOOTH AND ATTRACTIVE QIJIA CULTURE BLADE OF TRAPEZOIDAL FORM IN WHITE JADE

LOT 12

A SOPHISTICATED HANDLE-SHAPED OBJECT IN WHITE JADE DECORATED WITH LEAF PATTERNS

LOT 13

A LATE SHANG SCULPTURAL PRAYING MANTIS IN ALTERED JADE WITH AN IVORY QUALITY

LOT 14

A TINY, HIGHLY POLISHED LATE SHANG CICADA WITH BULGING EYES CARVED IN LIGHT GREEN JADE

LOT 15

AN INTERESTING CONG IN WHITISH JADE WITH CARVED STYLIZED CICADAS ON THE CORNERS

LOT 16

A GROUP OF TWO HEAVILY ALTERED SHANG PERIOD JADE DISCS AND A RING, ALL WITH A BEAUTIFUL CRYSTALLINE SOUND

LOT 17

AN EXQUISITE FINIAL IN WHITE JADE CARVED AS AN ELONGATED BIRD IN PROFILE

LOT 18

A DELIGHFUL LIGHT GREEN JADE BIRD HOLDING TWO FISH

LOT 19

A VERY RARE HONGSHAN CARVING OF A BIRD-LIKE CREATURE

LOT 2

A CHARMING, TINY CARVING OF A BIRD WITH A JAGGED CREST

LOT 20

AN INTRIGUING SMALL JADE ORNAMENT SHAPED AS A “TIED BUNDLE” (SHUJUAN)

LOT 22

A STRIKING WESTERN ZHOU DISC IN WHITE JADE DECORATED WITH DRAGONS IN THREAD RELIEF

LOT 23

A FINE TINY DRAGON-SHAPED PENDANT IN HIGHLY POLISHED LIGHT GREEN JADE

LOT 24

Art Fox Live
Buyers
Auctioneers
Follow Us
Feedback

在线客服

咨询热线

400-010-3636

微信公众号

APP下载

顶部

Hint
You will not be able to bid and pay the deposit when the session is ended.
Hint
You will not be able to bid and pay the deposit when the current bidding is ended.
Hint
宝物的份数已经被购完,下次下手请及时。
Hint
You will not be able to bid and pay the deposit when the session is ended.
Hint
You will not be able to bid and pay the deposit when the session is ended.
Hint
You will not able to bid now when the bid is started or ended.