A JADE TIGER

POST-SHIJIAHE CULTURE, CIRCA 2100-1600 BC

Details

A JADE TIGER
POST-SHIJIAHE CULTURE, CIRCA 2100-1600 BC
The flat, curved plaque is carved in the form of a tiger, depicted with a round snout, pointed fangs and terminating with a curled tail.
3 3/4 in. (9.7 cm.) long, box

Provenance

The Yangdetang Collection, Taipei, acquired prior to 1995

Literature

Teng Shu-p’ing, Collectors’ Exhibition of Archaic Chinese Jades, Taipei, 1995, pl. 16

Exhibited

National Palace Museum, Collectors’ Exhibition of Archaic Chinese Jades, Taipei, 1995, Catalogue, pl. 16

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Lot Essay

A jade tiger of almost identical form was excavated at a site in Tanjialing, Hubei (fig. 1), dating to post-Shijiahe culture, illustrated in the website of The Institute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.

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