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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072: Green Lantian Jade Tortoise: Late Neolithic Tortoise in a pleasant green Lantian Jade with good ancient surface and classic styling of this archaic image of an "original" ancient auspicious animal. A nice tomb smell still is

0072: 072: Green Lantian Jade TortoiseEst. $1,300-$1,800Lot Passed

073: Six Dynasties Strange Beast: A provincial protective "beast" that may have been intended to depict a Rhino (by an artist with little idea of what a Rhino actually looked like…a rather common truism at the time). Very hard

0073: 073: Six Dynasties Strange BeastEst. $1,700-$2,500Lot Passed

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074: Solid Neolithic Jade Axe-form: As perfectly formed as they come, this 3-1/2" by 2" wide at the base and 9/16" thick Axe shows the skin area of the boulder at the top and the inner very hard Jade at the bottom. There is a "seam

0074: 074: Solid Neolithic Jade Axe-formEst. $500-$800

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075: Archaistic Dancer of the Ming: An unusual form for this traditional female entertainer, her long sleeves and robe are reflections of Han culture made 1500 years after the fact. The cremated Jade is thoroughly opaque in a light

0075: 075: Archaistic Dancer of the MingEst. $500-$800Lot Passed

076: Green Ancient Monster Mask: Not as fantabulous as the previous example (Lot 66), yet this fierce face has strength and a determination to protect its owner. The dark greenish Lantian Jade stone shows surface calcification and

0076: 076: Green Ancient Monster MaskEst. $1,800-$2,800Lot Passed

077: Solid, Hard Glass Ancient Frog: Another great rarity, this fully formed Frog of green glass cannot be dated any more closely than Eastern Zhou (began circa 770BC) to the end of the Han in 220AD....almost 1000 years. Glass was a

0077: 077: Solid, Hard Glass Ancient FrogEst. $1,200-$2,000Lot Passed

078: Dragon on Ring - Archaic Jade: Combining large size, image rarity from this time period, and fine workmanship with good Jade material, this ancient Ring Jade has it all. Dating to the Spring and Autumn period, the bold and

0078: 078: Dragon on Ring - Archaic JadeEst. $5,000-$8,000Lot Passed

078A: Two Different Agate Hair Rings: Mr. Smith's collection could have had quantity here, but quality was chosen instead. These are about as fine as I have seen, the nice colored agate example being thin and near perfect, while the

0078A: 078A: Two Different Agate Hair RingsEst. $350-$550Lot Passed

078B: Non-Standard Hard Jade Huang: Quite large for a Zhou Dynasty Huang, the Tiger faces that usually adorn the ends are absent, replaced by vegetable forms. Though hard and dense, I feel that Mercury and Red Cinnabar entered the

0078B: 078B: Non-Standard Hard Jade HuangEst. $2,500-$3,800Lot Passed

079: Charcoal-Grey Slate Axeform: Of medium size but nice consistency, this uncommon slate ceremonial Axe is choice but for an elongated chip along the top surface coming from one corner and only showing on one side. All hand-work

0079: 079: Charcoal-Grey Slate AxeformEst. $300-$380Lot Passed

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080: Warring States Triple HUANG: One of the most amazing ancient Jades I have had the pleasure of handling, this tour-de-force of carving utilized hard and translucent yellowish Jade that must have cost the value of a "mansion" at

0080: 080: Warring States Triple HUANGEst. $3,800-$5,500

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081: Silk Route Simplistic Bi: Gansu material, 4-1/8" diameter, 5/32" thick, the Bi was made from a slice near the surface of the ancient boulder so that the wispy cloud-type material makes up 2/3rds of the artifact. The large

0081: 081: Silk Route Simplistic BiEst. $500-$800

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082: Sword Guard: Ming Masterpiece: Visually one of the most arresting Jades I have ever seen, this Sword Guard is made from a White Jade whose skin was a bright orange blending into orange-brown. Clever use of these colors (by a

0082: 082: Sword Guard: Ming MasterpieceEst. $2,500-$3,800Lot Passed

"082A: Sniffing Tiger" Archaism: A second superb rendition of an ancient theme from exceptional material. This is a huang, and meant to be worn upside down as a pendant (head facing up) so when the wearer brought the Jade up into

0082A: "082A: Sniffing Tiger" ArchaismEst. $1,600-$2,500Lot Passed

083: Low Relief Ancient Han Bi Disc: The many grain shoots or curls are subtle (but strong and visually "there") and each is on a slightly raised mound that took exceptional skill to manage…..even though each curl under magnification

0083: 083: Low Relief Ancient Han Bi DiscEst. $1,600-$2,500Lot Passed

084: Dragon Surmounting Bi Disc: A smaller example reminiscent of the large pieces from the King of Nanyue tomb, this masterful Warring States carving is 2-3/4" tall by 1-13/16" across the Bi. Sharply cut cloud curls fill each side

0084: 084: Dragon Surmounting Bi DiscEst. $2,500-$3,800Lot Passed

085: Curvaceous Han Dragon: Always a favorite of mine (and many other collectors) this gently twisting form was cut from a trapezoidal block, cleverly using all of the odd-shaped raw material in its composition. The small and

0085: 085: Curvaceous Han DragonEst. $5,000-$7,500Lot Passed

086: Ancient OWL in Yellow Marble: A magnificent primitive image of the stately Standing "Owl of the Night" with wings fully spread in a posture of authority and power. 2-5/16" tall by 1-13/16" across at the shoulders, the Owl was

0086: 086: Ancient OWL in Yellow MarbleEst. $2,200-$3,500Lot Passed

087: Calcified Lantian Jade Hair Ring: A very early Hair Ring of the Zhou Dynasty that was never design-carved but shows nice and varying calcified patina. 1-3/8" tall by 1-15/16" across, it is indented along the sides in a very artistic

0087: 087: Calcified Lantian Jade Hair RingEst. $375-$500Lot Passed

087A: Archaistic Tribal Hair Ring: The Tiger Image was of great importance throughout Chinese history, and still pervades the minority cultures today. Thus tribal chieftains used that image in their art and a hair ring would be

0087A: 087A: Archaistic Tribal Hair RingEst. $350-$500Lot Passed

088: Tan Neolithic Jade OWL: Unique material was used for this ritual Owl Jade, in that the front is a different mineral than the back, the piece being taken from the "seam" where two varying materials were joined deep in the

0088: 088: Tan Neolithic Jade OWLEst. $1,800-$3,000Lot Passed

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089: Archaistic Dragon & Duck Jade: Superb carving on a challenging elongated blank of a Dragon head and upper body melding into a Swimming Duck….whose beak is covered by a small Phoenix head ! The archaistic style of the Ming, as

0089: 089: Archaistic Dragon & Duck JadeEst. $500-$800

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090: 6th-5th C. BC Zhongshan Jade: The dark brown Jade, very hard, is characteristic of the love of that color by Zhongshan peoples, and indicates that some surface material WAS harder than the semi-soft brown Jade available in Han

0090: 090: 6th-5th C. BC Zhongshan JadeEst. $2,800-$3,800Lot Passed

091: Archaistic Jade Plaque for a Belt: Well-carved on a square blank of fine off-white Jade, the reverse is "too smooth" and the finishing too perfect to be from the expected time of the Tang. Here a musician is playing a large

0091: 091: Archaistic Jade Plaque for a BeltEst. $375-$550Lot Passed

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