An fine example of an archaic - neolithic elongated Jade cylinder handle or tube. The deep celadon and brown tube is well hollowed. Carved with ridges along its body so that it is easier to hold and grip. Finely carved with a soft polish and silky patina. Approximately 3 1/2" long x 3/4" diameter.
For A Similar Example: Christie's New York - The Robert Hatfield Ellsworth Part III - Chinese Works Of Art: Qing Ceramics, Glass And Jade Carvings - March 19, 2015 - Sale #11420, Lot #504 Which Realized $6,875USD.
Lot Description
A MOTTLED DARK BROWN AND OLIVE-GREEN OPAQUE JADE CYLINDER
CHINA, PROBABLY NEOLITHIC PERIOD
A MOTTLED DARK BROWN AND OLIVE-GREEN OPAQUE JADE CYLINDER
CHINA, PROBABLY NEOLITHIC PERIOD
The thick-walled cylinder with a central channel drilled from both ends, the stone of olive-green color with possible later-added black staining
6 ¼ in. (16 cm.) long
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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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