A CELADON JADE ‘CLOUD-SCROLL’ ORNAMENT
A CELADON JADE ‘CLOUD-SCROLL’ ORNAMENT

HONGSHAN CULTURE, CIRCA 3500 BC

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A CELADON JADE ‘CLOUD-SCROLL’ ORNAMENT
HONGSHAN CULTURE, CIRCA 3500 BC
The jade is carved and pierced as a continuous cloud-scroll composed of three inter-connected modular units with subsidiary arched and toothed segments protruding from various joins and corners, with a small pierced aperture to the top. The stone is covered by white alteration.
7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm.) long, box
Provenance
Yangdetang Collection, acquired in Taipei prior to 1999
Literature
Jades of Hongshan Culture, 2007, Taipei, p. 191, no. 135

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