Archaic - Neolithic Jade White Semi-Transparent Handle - Tube. The Antique White Stone With Splashes Of Brown. Approximately 4 1/2" Long x 1/2" Wide. Slightly Flared At Each End. Fine Silky Soft Polish And Patina. Some Wear To The Ends. Drilled Straight Through.
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Christie's New York - March 18, 2009 - Fine Chinese Art from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections
LOT 278
A RARE PALE GREENISH-WHITE JADE HANDLE OR BEAD
SHANG DYNASTY, CIRCA 1200 BC
A RARE PALE GREENISH-WHITE JADE HANDLE OR BEAD
SHANG DYNASTY, CIRCA 1200 BC
Of flattened, rounded rectangular form, divided into segments, each of the narrow sides carved with two addorsed, abstract cicada heads, with pairs of tapering eyes followed by a slightly waisted band encircled by two bow-string bands, and then by a wide band subtly carved with simplified wings, the broad sides carved with an abstract continuation of the heads and wings, one end with further wing-like depictions and a projecting edge pierced with one end of the central channel which is drilled from each end, the semi-translucent stone of even tone with satiny polish
3¾ in. (9.5 cm.) long
Provenance
A.W. Bahr Collection, Weybridge, 1963.
Lot Essay
A comparable handle/bead excavated from the Shang dynasty tomb of Fu Hao, Anyang, Henan province, is illustrated in Yinxu Yuqi (The Jades from Yinxu), Beijing, 1982, pl. 114 (left); and another excavated from a late Shang dynasty tomb at Dayangzhou, Xin'gan, Jiangxi province is illustrated in The Complete Collection of Jades Unearthed in China - 9 - Jiangxi, Beijing, 2005, p. 25.
Estimate
USD 3,000 - USD 5,000 - Price realised USD 22,500
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The Harvard Art Museum:
Object Number 1943.50.393;
Title
Long Flaring Jade Tube
Classification
Ritual Implements
Work Type
tube
Date
c. 1700 BCE - c. 1000 BCE
Neolithic period to Shang dynasty
Medium
Translucent celadon-green nephrite with small, whitish clouds
Dimensions
15.5 x 3.2 cm (6 1/8 x 1 1/4 in.)
178 Long Flaring Tube
Translucent celadon-green jade with small, whitish clouds. The cylindrical tube flares slightly at one end, and pronouncedly at the other end. It is perforated length-wise by a funnel-shaped hole, which narrows considerably and terminates off center at the smaller end. Shang or later.
