A CELADON JADE 'FIGURE' PENDANT, HAN DYNASTY China, 206 BC - 220 AD. The slender personage is carved wearing a long robe and headdress, the arms crossed and tucked into the sleeves, the oval face and details of the robe finely incised. Vertically drilled to both sides for suspension. The translucent stone of a pale celadon tone with distinct russet veins, and cloudy white inclusions.

Provenance: French trade.
Condition: Very good condition, commensurate with age, showing extensive old wear. The stone with natural inclusions and fissures, some of which may have developed into small hairline cracks over time. Microscopic nicks here and there.

Weight: 17.4 g
Dimensions: Height 7.2 cm

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Sotheby's Hong Kong, 28 November 2018, lot 463
Price: HKD 27,500 or approx. EUR 3,600 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A celadon jade 'figure' pendant, Han dynasty
Expert remark: Compare the carving, stone and size (7.9 cm).


漢代青玉人物掛件
中國，公元前206 - 公元220年。瘦長的人物身穿長袍，頭戴髮冠，雙臂交叉掖入袖中，橢圓形的臉和長袍的細節雕刻精緻。垂直鑽孔。淺青色半透明玉料，帶有明顯的赤褐色脈理和白色絮狀物。

來源：法國古玩交易市場。
品相：品相非常好，與年代相稱，大面積磨損。天然內沁和紋理，其中一些可能隨著時間的推移發展成細小的細裂縫。局部有輕微刻痕。

重量：17.4 克
尺寸：高7.2 厘米

拍賣結果比較：
形制：非常相近
拍賣：香港蘇富比，2018年11月28日，lot 463
價格：HKD 27,500（相當於今日EUR 3,600）
描述：漢代青玉人物掛件
專家評論：比較相近的雕刻、玉石和尺寸 (7.9 厘米)。