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SHANG DYNASTY (CIRCA 1600-1100 BC)
Details
A CELADON JADE PENDANT, AND A PAIR OF BROWN JADE PENDANTS
SHANG DYNASTY (CIRCA 1600-1100 BC)
In the form of miniature blades, the first finely worked with four facets on each side and an oblique end, the base with six notches, drilled with one hole, the jade of even pale celadon tone with minor alteration; the pair of typical ge shape, each drilled with one hole, the stone of opaque light brown tone
The pair 3 1/8 in. (7.8 cm.) long, boxes (3)
SHANG DYNASTY (CIRCA 1600-1100 BC)
In the form of miniature blades, the first finely worked with four facets on each side and an oblique end, the base with six notches, drilled with one hole, the jade of even pale celadon tone with minor alteration; the pair of typical ge shape, each drilled with one hole, the stone of opaque light brown tone
The pair 3 1/8 in. (7.8 cm.) long, boxes (3)
Provenance
Baron and Baroness von Oertzen Collection
Literature
The celadon jade pendant illustrated in P. Pelliot, Jades Archaïques de Chine Appartenant á M. C. T. Loo, 1925, Pl. IX, no. 5
S. Howard Hansford, Jade - Essence of Hills and Streams, Johannesburg, 1969, no. A49, p. 49; A52, p. 50
S. Howard Hansford, Jade - Essence of Hills and Streams, Johannesburg, 1969, no. A49, p. 49; A52, p. 50
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 15% on the buyer's premium