CHINESE WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY CROUCHING FIGURE WITH DRAGON CROWN. Patinated and incised light green calcified jade of a human-like crouching figure with a dragon crown. Western Zhou dynasty. Height: 13 cm, 5 1/16 inches. Reference: similar jades in the Palace Museum, 'Chinese Jade Selected articles from Orientations 1983-1996" p. 165. Fig. 5. Note: The Western Zhou (circa.?1046[1] - 771 BC) was a period of Chinese history corresponding roughly to the first half of the Zhou dynasty.
NOTE: A copy of the consignor's purchase receipt will be provided upon request. Estimate $400-600
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 descendant 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.
