Ancient CHINESE JADE Collection

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Hadley, MA, United States

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Ancient CHINESE JADE Collection

Asian Antiques Gallery

No-RESERVE Auction of authentic ANCIENT JADES and some we have determined to be "archaistic" from the MING and QING Dynasties. Primarily NEOLITHIC to HAN, with a few 6-Dynasties and TANG, a broad range of Types will be sold. Once-a-decade chance, with many Museum-Quality examples. Long-time Calif resident, friend to movie-stars, Mr.Smith died in 1984.

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001: LARGE "Archaistic" Bi Disc: Well-carved from an opaque Yellowish Cremated Jade that has several vein-like inclusions that go across much of the surface. 5-3/8" across and 3/16" thick, the outer Han Dynasty-inspired design is of

0001: 001: LARGE "Archaistic" Bi DiscEst. $400-$750Lot Passed

002: Dragon on Pedestal, Seal-Style: Carved from a cube about 1-3/8" all around, the greenish very hard Jade is veined with black which comes from the element Mercury in the tomb. Mystical "Silver water that never evaporates", Mercury

0002: 002: Dragon on Pedestal, Seal-StyleEst. $500-$800Lot Passed

003: Small GreyStone Ritual Axe: The material has a hardness of Jade but is a form of fieldstone that was used in the early to mid-stone age for practical and ritual objects. Though the lower edge is smoothed and nicely rounded, the

0003: 003: Small GreyStone Ritual AxeEst. $100-$150Lot Passed

004: Phoenix Battling a Pair of Snakes: An impressive and large carving on very hard, dark Green Nephritic Jade showing excellent smoothing in the Ming manner, but believed to be Qing (1644-1911 AD). The bird bites a snake in front while

0004: 004: Phoenix Battling a Pair of SnakesEst. $700-$1,000Lot Passed

005: Ancient Segmented DISC: Heavy patination covers almost all of the surface, with small areas scraped away at one time to show the nice greenish Lantian Jade material inside. ORIGIN: Shaanxi province, from where the raw Jade

0005: 005: Ancient Segmented DISCEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

006: Archaic Lantian Jade FISH: The fish was an important ancient symbol of abundance, success and fertility, so is found in numerous contexts in Chinese archaeology. Here a tapered hole and mouth have a light patina similar to the

0006: 006: Archaic Lantian Jade FISHEst. $375-$600Lot Passed

007: Ancient Han Double-Dragon Pendant: A rare ancient Jade made from Actinolite ! Those of you who know the chemistry of Jade will recall that true Xinjiang and other Nephrites are a combination of Actinolite and Tremolite minerals, the

0007: 007: Ancient Han Double-Dragon PendantEst. $3,000-$5,000Lot Passed

008: Large Bracelet for a Medium Hand: The Hard Tremolite Jade in a light-green color is finely carved in the incising manner on both sides with repeating cloud curls and cross-hatching, and, on the outer or upper face of the bracelet,

0008: 008: Large Bracelet for a Medium HandEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

009: PAIR of Archaistic MING Cong: Greenish Tremolite Jade tube-forms that show tomb Mercury absorption in the shorter example. The taller one is 1-5/8" high, while the other is 1-3/8" tall but wider at 7/8". Corner ridges on the

0009: 009: PAIR of Archaistic MING CongEst. $300-$400Lot Passed

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010: Ancient HAN Cicada: Classic 6-cut example (not counting the detail at the back of the wings) in a very hard dark green Jade (whose finding location for the raw material seems to be lost today). Perfect form, with

0010: 010: Ancient HAN CicadaEst. $450-$600

011: Early Anthromorphic Seated Form: One of the fascinating mysteries in the collection, this shows a seated figure (a Shaman-Priest, a captive awaiting execution, or a promate/animal-form for sacrificing???) who is holding a mask up to

0011: 011: Early Anthromorphic Seated FormEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

012: Amuletic Scabbard Chape form: A hard Jade Chape, that retains its polish and material integrity even after a cremation has altered it to opaque yellowish tan. The form is smoothly made, was cleaned after unearthing, shows

0012: 012: Amuletic Scabbard Chape formEst. $500-$800Lot Passed

013: Ming Archaistic DEER: A wonderful, smooth-from-use form of a recumbant Deer with front and back legs tucked tight to the body, nicely-made eyes, nostrils, mouth, ears, tail, and horns, and a curious blanket-form of a

0013: 013: Ming Archaistic DEEREst. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

014: Neolithic Large & Heavy Axe: Though cleaned and possibly waxed by a previous Chinese collector, the patina and ancient surface character can still be discerned. The taper-drilled hole is nicely hand-smoothed, while a few

0014: 014: Neolithic Large & Heavy AxeEst. $650-$900Lot Passed

015: Set of 3 NEOLITHIC Bi Discs: The number 3 may be the most significant in Chinese artifact history, and usually is interpreted to mean that all existence is comprised of the three realms of heaven, earth, and humanity in

0015: 015: Set of 3 NEOLITHIC Bi DiscsEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

016: Neolithic SHAMAN'S DISC: Wonderful medium-dark Green Nephrite that has "sand-movement" abrasion OVER the original polishing, indicating this Jade migrated up to the surface over the millenia and got abraded by the action of

0016: 016: Neolithic SHAMAN'S DISCEst. $1,300-$1,800Lot Passed

017: Archaistic CICADA: Made from Cremated Greenish Jade, it is a cut-down object, likely from a damaged Bi….since the underside shows the raised "bosses" of that prior object. Ming or Qing…impossible to know. 2-5/8"

0017: 017: Archaistic CICADAEst. $250-$400Lot Passed

018: Primitive "Dragon On Bi": The reddish-brown stone is not a true and hard "Jade", though the ancient "State of Zhongshan" (N.E. of Beijing) is the source of that material (SEE: Chinese archaeological axhibition catalog, Early

0018: 018: Primitive "Dragon On Bi"Est. $400-$600Lot Passed

019: Primitive Shaman-form Bead: A wonderful Neolithic object, likely from that Zhongshan region (see the prior lot), but MUCH earlier…using a higher-quality (but not fully hard) "Brown Jade" as in Lot 018. The patina and

0019: 019: Primitive Shaman-form BeadEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

020: Ancient Ram's Head Jade Bead: Eastern Han Dynasty or the 6-Dynasties that followed, the Ram was a common auspicious object that symbolized abundance and success….and also was a common tomb accompaniment for the aristocracy at

0020: 020: Ancient Ram's Head Jade BeadEst. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

021: Ming Archaistic Cicada: A compact form of Green Nephrite, this has brown patches on its upper surface/the wings. Nicely carved and smoothed in the Ming fashion, it measures 1-1/2" long by 7/8" wide, and has a very small

0021: 021: Ming Archaistic CicadaEst. $300-$400Lot Passed

022: Archaic Bird-Form in Marble: A primitive carving 1-5/8" long it has no suspension hole thus likely was carried in a pouch or was "mingqi" (that is: "grave goods") - made specifically for the burial of a Shaman or high-ranking

0022: 022: Archaic Bird-Form in MarbleEst. $500-$750Lot Passed

023: Stone-Age Primitive "Bi": A nicely tapered hole dominates the simple composition that is 2-1/4" at its longest and 1-5/8" at its widest. Appears to be a quartzite material, semi-crystalline and semi-hard….typical of those

0023: 023: Stone-Age Primitive "Bi"Est. $200-$300Lot Passed

024: Cremated Shamanic Jade Pendant: A nicely formed, subtle ovoid pendant similar to published finds from the Yangtze River Valley. However this was recorded as being found in Shandong province, a less-documented region, that had

0024: 024: Cremated Shamanic Jade PendantEst. $450-$700Lot Passed

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