Lot 397
  • 397

A BROWN JADE CONG NEOLITHIC PERIOD – SHANG DYNASTY |

Estimate
150,000 - 200,000 HKD
bidding is closed

Description

  • 5.9 cm, 2 3/8  in.
the stone of brownish-red colour with amber inclusions

Provenance

Collection of Nicolas Landau, Paris.
Collection of Sam and Myrna Myers.
Sotheby's New York, 18th/19th March 2014, lot 121.

Literature

Filippo Salviati, Radiant Stones: Archaic Chinese Jades, Hong Kong, 2000, cat. no. 70.

Condition

There is a small restored area to the edge of one central ring approx. 3/4 in (1.8 cm). There are minor chips and dents consistent with its age.
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