A CELADON JADE, BI, QIJIA CULTURE, C. 2300-1500 BC

A CELADON JADE DISC, BI, QIJIA CULTURE, CIRCA 2300-1500 BC
The jade disc has plain flat sides and the semi-translucent stone is of pale greenish-yellow tone with opaque areas of dark brown and cream color. The surface bears an unctuous, naturally grown patina. The jade is a variety probably obtained from central Asia through the mediation of nomadic people who dwelled the steppes west of Qijia.

Expertise: Prof. Filippo Salviati
Provenance: A German private estate. Lempertz, Cologne, Germany, Auction 1034, Asian Art, 13-14 June 2014, Lot 316. A private collector, acquired from the above. (note that Lempertz has not dated this lot in their catalogue)
Condition: Natural flaws, areas of erosion and fissures, which may have developed into minor losses and cracks, some nibbling to edges. The stand with minor losses and areas of old repair.
Published: 4000 Years of Chinese Archaic Jades, Prof. Filippo Salviati, 2017, page 87, nr. 98.

Weight: 545 g (the bi) and 393.5 g (the stand)
Dimensions: Diameter 17.5 cm (the bi), Height 28.3 cm (including the stand)

Supported by a late Qing dynasty carved hardwood stand with spiraling clouds, lingzhi and crashing waves in high relief. (2)

Auction result comparison: Compare with a related bi at Christies Hong Kong in Chinese Archaic Jades From The Yangdetang Collection PART II, 28 November 2018, lot 2710, sold for HKD $187,500.

青玉璧，齊家文化，約公元前2300-1500
玉璧表面平整，半透明成淺綠色-黃色調，并有不透明的暗棕色和米色區域。表面包漿光滑細膩。玉器可能是通過居住在齊家以西草原的游牧民族從中亞獲得的。

來源：德國私人遺產。科隆Lempertz，拍賣場1034《亞洲藝術》，6月13-14日，拍號316。私人藏家，來源如上。(請注意：Lempertz并沒有在其目錄中進行斷代)
品相：自然瑕疵'侵蝕和裂縫，可能已經發展為較小的損失和裂縫，邊緣處有磕損。底座損失少但有舊時修補。

重量：545克(璧)，393.5 克(底座)
尺寸：直徑 17.5 厘米(璧), 高 28.3厘米(含底座)

拍賣結果比較：一件相似的玉璧于2018年11月28日香港佳士得《養德堂珍藏中國古玉器》第二部分，拍號2710，成交價HKD $187,500。