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PROPERTY FROM THE PEONY COLLECTION
A YELLOW JADE ‘CONDOR’ PLAQUE
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, HENAN LONGSHAN
CULTURE
the condor depicted with a hooked beak, long neck with folds
of skin, feathery back and clenched talons, one side set with
a turquoise inlaid eye, the stone of yellowish-celadon colour
9.4 cm, 3¾ in.
EXHIBITED
Angus Forsyth and Brian McElney, Jades from China, The
Museum of East Asian Art, Bath, 1994, cover and cat. no. 60.
HK$ 100,000-150,000
US$ 12,800-19,200

新石器時代河南龍山文化 黃玉禿鷹
展覽：
Angus Forsyth 及 Brian McElney，《Jades from China》
，東亞藝術博物館，巴斯，1994年，封面及編號60

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PROPERTY FROM THE PEONY COLLECTION
A PALE CELADON JADE BIRD-FORM AMULET
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, HONGSHAN CULTURE
carved with a three-peaked crown, detailed with grooves
simulating feathers on its wings and tail, flat underside
3.4 cm, 1⅜ in.
EXHIBITED
Angus Forsyth and Brian McElney, Jades from China, The
Museum of East Asian Art, Bath, 1994, cat. no. 15.
HK$ 40,000-60,000
US$ 5,100-7,700
新石器時代紅山文化 青白玉鳥
展覽：
Angus Forsyth 及 Brian McElney，《Jades from China》
，東亞藝術博物館，巴斯，1994年，編號15

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