THREE CHINESE HONGSHAN CULTURE PENDANTS. Lot comprising of three patinated and incised (1) A beige jade zhulong, pig dragon with a long nose. Hongshan culture. Width: 10.3 cm, 4.1/16 inches. (2) A yellowish green and russet jade of a bird with outstretched wings. Hongshan culture. Height: 8 cm, 3 1/16 inches. Reference: Jessica Rawson "Chinese Jades from the Neolithic to the Qing" p. 117, fig. 1:5. And (3) A light green and russet jade zhulung, pig dragon. Hongshan culture. Height: 7.3 cm, 2 7/16 inches; Reference: Jessica Rawson 'Chinese Jades from the Neolithic to the Qing", 1995 p. 116, fig 1:4. Note: The Hongshan culture was a Neolithic culture in the West Liao River basin in northeast China. Hongshan sites have been found in an area stretching from Inner Mongolia to Liaoning, and dated from about 4700 to 2900 BC.
NOTE: A copy of the consignor's purchase receipt will be provided upon request. Estimate $600-800
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.
