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109 A RARE CALCIFIED JADE ‘GOOSE’ PENDANT
SIX DYNASTIES OR EARLIER
六朝或以前 玉雕鵝形珮

of flattened form, carved in profile, the plump bird recumbent with its leg tucked under, its long neck extended and head
uplifted, the silhouette of a long-necked goose, pierced through upper neck for suspension, the calcified stone of an even
creamy brown tone

Length 4¾ in., 12 cm
$ 8,000-12,000

PROVENANCE 來源
Collection of Mrs. Christian R. Holmes (1871-1941). Christian R. Holmes 夫人 (1871-1941) 收藏
Collection of the Holmes Foundation. Holmes 基金會收藏
Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 14-15 November 1963, Parke-Bernet Galleries，紐約，1963年11月14至15日，編號
lot 199 (part lot). 199（其一）
Collection of Stephen Junkunc, III (d. 1978). 史蒂芬•瓊肯三世（1978年逝）收藏

This rare goose-form pendant presents a particular challenge when attempting to attribute a date of production
as it defies certain characteristic of the well-known group of bird-form pendants made during the Shang and Zhou
periods, such as one illustrated in Jessica Rawson, Chinese Jade from the Neolithic to the Qing, London, 1995, pl.
12:28, or another in the form of a dove, formerly in the H.K. Burnet Collection, included in the Exhibition of Chinese
Art, Manchester City Art Gallery, Manchester, 1936, cat. no. 103 and in the Exhibition of Chinese Jades, Oriental
Ceramic Society, London, 1948, cat. no. 52. The unusual profile, gently rounded edges and distinctive calcified stone
suggest a post-archaic attribution.

本品珮尤為罕見，故斷代不易，其整體風格與目前已知商 斯特城市藝術畫廊，曼徹斯特，1936年，編號103；亦展
周鳥形玉珮略有差異，如見一例，錄 Jessica Rawson， 於《Exhibition of Chinese Jades》，東方陶瓷協會，倫
《Chinese Jade from the Neolithic to the Qing》，倫 敦，1948年，編號52。本品造形頗為獨特，邊緣等處打
敦，1995年，圖版12:28。另有一略小鴿形例，屬 H. K. 磨處理圓潤，玉質及鈣化感亦具特點，總體考量，其年代
Burnet 雅蓄，納入《Exhibition of Chinese Art》，曼徹 或應略晚於商周。

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