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A TWO-SECTIONED CELADON JADE HAWK-HEAD FORM FINIAL
A TWO-SECTIONED CELADON JADE HAWK-HEAD FORM FINIAL
A TWO-SECTIONED CELADON JADE HAWK-HEAD FORM FINIAL
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A TWO-SECTIONED CELADON JADE HAWK-HEAD FORM FINIAL

HONGSHAN CULTURE, CIRCA 3900-3000 BC

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A TWO-SECTIONED CELADON JADE HAWK-HEAD FORM FINIAL
HONGSHAN CULTURE, CIRCA 3900-3000 BC
6 1⁄2 in. (16.7 cm.) long
Provenance
Chang Wei-Hwa, Taipei, 5 December 1997
Literature
Teng Shu-p'ing, 1999 Collectors' Exhibition of Archaic Chinese Jades, Taipei, 1999, p. 84, no. 11
Exhibited
The National Palace Museum, 1999 Collectors' Exhibition of Archaic Chinese Jades, Taipei, 1999

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Lot Essay

The two sections were orginally connected through a wooden rod, and functioned as a scepter. The lower part is conical in form, which facilitates its upright placement on the altar. The hawk is an object of worship for the Hongshan people.

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