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A JADE EAGLE HEAD
HANDLED STAFF
HONGSHAN CULTURE,
CIRCA 3500 BC
Comprising two sections, each with an aperture on the
severed end, the jade was originally carved as a staff with
a pointed bevelled blade and a handle in the form of an
eagle’s head with fine ridges to the back simulating the
crest. The stone is of a fern green colour covered with
extensive areas of beige alteration.
6 ‰ in. (17.5 cm.) long overall, box

HK$40,000-60,000
US$5,200-7,700
PROVENANCE
Acquired in Hong Kong prior to 1999
LITERATURE
Pottery and Jades of China’s Neolithic Age, Taipei, 2001,
p. 114, no. 96

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A GREEN JADE ‘CLOUD-
SCROLL’ ORNAMENT
HONGSHAN CULTURE,
CIRCA 4000-3000 BC
The jade is carved and pierced as a single unit of a cloud-
scroll with subsidiary arched segments protruding from
four corners. The top is pierced with a circular aperture.
5 in. (12.3 cm.) long, box

HK$30,000-50,000
US$3,900-6,400
PROVENANCE
Lantien Shanfang Collection, acquired in 1997 in Taipei

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