A JADE FIGURE
SHANG (1600 B.C.-256 B.C.) 4.1 cm Height

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A JADE FIGURE SHANG (1600 B.C.-256 B.C.) 4.1 cm Height

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A JADE FIGURE

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Three statuettes representing two animals and a figure terracotta. Damage. From 4.5cm to 7cm Near East, 2nd-1st millennium B.C.

Estim. 200 - 400 NTD

A REWORKED JADE FRAGMENT OF A DISC, SHANG – ZHOU A REWORKED JADE FRAGMENT OF A DISC, SHANG – ZHOU China, Shang dynasty (1600-1050 BC) to Zhou dynasty (1046-256 BC). Of arc form, with a shallow ridge to one side, and three pierced apertures at the edges. The translucent stone is of a dark green tone with russet veins. Condition: Good condition with minor wear and few minuscule chips to the edges. Provenance: Estate of Wolfgang Zacke (1942-2022), co-founder of Galerie Zacke, thence by descent. Weight: 4.8 g Dimensions: Length 5.1 cm

Estim. 2 000 - 4 000 NTD

A FINE YELLOW AND CELADON JADE CONG, SHANG DYNASTY A FINE YELLOW AND CELADON JADE CONG, SHANG DYNASTY China, 1600-1046 BC. With plain sides and narrow collars encircling the central aperture, the translucent stone of a yellowish-celadon tone with cloudy white inclusions and few russet specks. Provenance: Belgian private collection, acquired in the Dutch trade. Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, little nibbling, and thick malachite encrustation to the interior. Fine, smooth polish. The stone with few natural fissures. Weight: 313.1 g Dimensions: Length 11 cm Auction result comparison: Compare a related yellow jade cond dating to the Shang dynasty at Sotheby's, Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 18 March 2014, lot 119, sold for 16,250 USD. The present jade cong is an exceptional piece, featuring a plain form and a fine mineral of a striking yellow and pale celadon tone with high transparency and white speckles. The interior has thick malachite encrustations from burial, most likely from contact with a metal piece.

Asian art and objects - China - Five Chinese bone spear heads, China, Shang Dynsaty (ca. 1600-1028 BC) -Largest: L. 6.4 cm-.

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