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A mottled jade cong,
Neolithic period, Liangzhu culture
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新石器時代良渚文化 玉琮
23.8 cm
Condition Report:
Good overall condition, with just some expected old chips and few fissure lines, predominantly to two ends and corners, typical of this type and age.
整體品相良好，見些許小磕和綹裂，主要見於兩端及邊角處，就其種類及年代而言屬正常。
Catalogue Note:
The Liangzhu culture in the Yangtze River Delta, which flourished from the late 4th to the end of the 3rd millennium BC, was one of the most prominent Neolithic Chinese civilizations. Among the large variety of Liangzhu artefacts, cong – tubular jades usually of square section with a central perforation drilled from both ends – stand out as iconic of this culture. This tapering squared cylinder, perforated from top to bottom, is divided into nine evenly distributed tiers, each with its four corners decorated with stylised masks. Jade cong that are over twenty centimetres tall, such as the present lot, are rare. They would have undoubtedly been extremely costly to make and must have been as remarkable in ancient times as they are today, worthy only of individuals of the highest status in the community.
Provenance:
Ku Ngar Antique Ltd, Hong Kong, 19th September 2011.
古雅閣，香港，2011年9月19日
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Property of a Gentleman
A mottled jade cong,
Neolithic period, Liangzhu culture
士紳收藏
新石器時代良渚文化 玉琮
23.8 cm
Condition Report:
Good overall condition, with just some expected old chips and few fissure lines, predominantly to two ends and corners, typical of this type and age.
整體品相良好，見些許小磕和綹裂，主要見於兩端及邊角處，就其種類及年代而言屬正常。
Catalogue Note:
The Liangzhu culture in the Yangtze River Delta, which flourished from the late 4th to the end of the 3rd millennium BC, was one of the most prominent Neolithic Chinese civilizations. Among the large variety of Liangzhu artefacts, cong – tubular jades usually of square section with a central perforation drilled from both ends – stand out as iconic of this culture. This tapering squared cylinder, perforated from top to bottom, is divided into nine evenly distributed tiers, each with its four corners decorated with stylised masks. Jade cong that are over twenty centimetres tall, such as the present lot, are rare. They would have undoubtedly been extremely costly to make and must have been as remarkable in ancient times as they are today, worthy only of individuals of the highest status in the community.
Provenance:
Ku Ngar Antique Ltd, Hong Kong, 19th September 2011.
古雅閣，香港，2011年9月19日
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