Sale 205 Lot 103

TWO CHINESE WHITE JADE LIANGZHU CULTURE DECORATED PLAQUES. Lot comprising of incised (1) white trident-form jade plaque pierced vertically and decorated with a monster face on the front and two monster faces on its sides. Liangzhu culture. Length: 7.7 cm, 3 inches; Reference: Jessica Rawson "Chinese Jades from the Neolithic to the Qing" p. 137. fig. 1. Similar jade was sold at Christie's, Hong Kong, on 29 November 2024 # 1011. "Cosmic Essence - Archaic Jades from the Lantien Shangfang Collection". (2) creamy white and calcified jade headdress-shaped (guangxing) ornament decorated with a monster face (Guan Zhuang Qi) and two sun birds. (box) Liangzhu culture. Length: 10 cm, 4 inches; Reference: Jessica Rawson "Chinese Jades from the Neolithic to the Qing" p. 138, fig. 2. Note: The Liangzhu culture or civilization (3300-2300 BC) was the last Chinese Neolithic jade culture in the Yangtze River Delta. One lot is presented in a fitted box.

NOTE: A copy of the consignor's purchase receipt will be provided upon request.
Estimate $700-800

PROVENANCE: Acquired in the early 1990s from Frank H. Crane's "The Hundred Antiques" store (Stirling, Ontario, Canada). Mr. Crane was a frequent visitor to Hong Kong where he acquired Archaic jades mainly from Mr. Lai Loy's well known and prominent shop near the Man Mo Temple on Hollywood Road. Mr. Lai (Chinese, 1926-2012) was the descendent of antique dealers from Guangzhou, China. In 2005, stones from the collection were verbally authenticated by Dr. Sarah Milledge Nelson (American, 1931 - 2020), a noted archaeologist and Distinguished Professor Emerita from the Department of Anthropology, University of Denver.