Lot Essay
A slightly smaller cong of similar blackish-brown stone, but carved with only one mask register, is in the Winthrop Collection, illustrated by M. Loehr, Ancient Chinese Jades, Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, 1975, no. 235.
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PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED PRIVATE COLLECTION
A LARGE MOTTLED BLACK AND BROWN JADE CONG
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 3RD MILLENIUM BC
Details
A LARGE MOTTLED BLACK AND BROWN JADE CONG
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 3RD MILLENIUM BC
The thick-walled cylinder has squared, projecting corners decorated with two rudimentary masks each formed by two long horizontal bands above a shorter band with rounded ends and a pair of incised circular eyes. The blackish stone has areas of brown and buff alteration.
4 3⁄8 in. (11.1 cm.) square
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 3RD MILLENIUM BC
The thick-walled cylinder has squared, projecting corners decorated with two rudimentary masks each formed by two long horizontal bands above a shorter band with rounded ends and a pair of incised circular eyes. The blackish stone has areas of brown and buff alteration.
4 3⁄8 in. (11.1 cm.) square
Provenance
The Property of a Private Collector; Christie’s New York, 4 June 1992, lot 174.
Brought to you by
Rufus Chen (陳嘉安)
Head of Sale, AVP, Specialist
A slightly smaller cong of similar blackish-brown stone, but carved with only one mask register, is in the Winthrop Collection, illustrated by M. Loehr, Ancient Chinese Jades, Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, 1975, no. 235.