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AN IMPRESSIVE WHITE JADE SWORD POMMEL WITH TWO DRAGONS CARVED IN RELIEF

Schätzpreis
5.600 €
ca. 6.893 $
Zuschlagspreis:
n. a.
Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. JAK0318-047

AN IMPRESSIVE WHITE JADE SWORD POMMEL WITH TWO DRAGONS CARVED IN RELIEF

Schätzpreis
5.600 €
ca. 6.893 $
Zuschlagspreis:
n. a.
Beschreibung:

AN IMPRESSIVE WHITE JADE SWORD POMMEL WITH TWO DRAGONS CARVED IN RELIEF Katalognummer: JAK0318-047 Jade China Western Han, 3rd - 2nd century BC 雙螭紋玉劍首 - 西漢, 公元前3世紀-前2世紀 DIAMETER 6.9 CM 直徑6.9 厘米 This third sword pommel is an exceptional example of the sculptural qualities of Han dynasty ornaments in jade. The top of the highly polished white jade presents two curved chi 螭,or “hornless dragons”, in high relief that seem to be chasing each other on the surface. Their elongated bodies lie low and frame the central hole: the tip of one of the dragon’s paws overlaps it slightly. Fine parallel lines along the exterior part of the limbs represent the animals’ fur. The back is completely decorated with regularly spaced curls framed by two plain bands around the inner hole and the perimeter. The lovely jade has many white and brownish/reddish encrustations, especially around the carved edges and within the hole. Compare a jade sword pommel of similar decoration but with three chi dragons carved in relief on the top published in the auction catalogue Galerie Zacke, Archaic and Antique Chinese Jades, 2 December 2017, no.44. Startpreis 起始價: € 2.800 Schätzpreis 估計/估算: € 5.600 Expertise: Prof. Filippo Salviati From an Austrian collection All jades in this catalogue have been professionally examined, authenticated and described by Prof. Filippo Salviati. Professor Salviati teaches Chinese and Korean art at Sapienza University in Rome, in the Italian Institute of Oriental Studies. He is a world expert on archaic Chinese jades, having released multiple publications and being cited by renowned auction houses such as Sotheby’s. The microscopic images made available here, show that the weathering of the jade has occurred over a long period of time. Furthermore in the magnification one can reconstruct the workings of the jade. The two aforementioned criteria are exactly what counts in the authentication of archaic jades – the difficult and elaborate workmanship by hand and the subsequent weathering of the jade over centuries. The microscopic enlargements show how the patterns were ground out in many small steps, sometimes over months, and that the weathering actually occurs above the carvings, meaning it occurred after the jade was completed.

Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. JAK0318-047
Auktion:
Datum:
10.03.2018
Auktionshaus:
Galerie Zacke
Mariahilferstr. 112 /1/10
1070 Wien
Österreich
office@zacke.at
+43 1 5320452
+43 1 532045220
Beschreibung:

AN IMPRESSIVE WHITE JADE SWORD POMMEL WITH TWO DRAGONS CARVED IN RELIEF Katalognummer: JAK0318-047 Jade China Western Han, 3rd - 2nd century BC 雙螭紋玉劍首 - 西漢, 公元前3世紀-前2世紀 DIAMETER 6.9 CM 直徑6.9 厘米 This third sword pommel is an exceptional example of the sculptural qualities of Han dynasty ornaments in jade. The top of the highly polished white jade presents two curved chi 螭,or “hornless dragons”, in high relief that seem to be chasing each other on the surface. Their elongated bodies lie low and frame the central hole: the tip of one of the dragon’s paws overlaps it slightly. Fine parallel lines along the exterior part of the limbs represent the animals’ fur. The back is completely decorated with regularly spaced curls framed by two plain bands around the inner hole and the perimeter. The lovely jade has many white and brownish/reddish encrustations, especially around the carved edges and within the hole. Compare a jade sword pommel of similar decoration but with three chi dragons carved in relief on the top published in the auction catalogue Galerie Zacke, Archaic and Antique Chinese Jades, 2 December 2017, no.44. Startpreis 起始價: € 2.800 Schätzpreis 估計/估算: € 5.600 Expertise: Prof. Filippo Salviati From an Austrian collection All jades in this catalogue have been professionally examined, authenticated and described by Prof. Filippo Salviati. Professor Salviati teaches Chinese and Korean art at Sapienza University in Rome, in the Italian Institute of Oriental Studies. He is a world expert on archaic Chinese jades, having released multiple publications and being cited by renowned auction houses such as Sotheby’s. The microscopic images made available here, show that the weathering of the jade has occurred over a long period of time. Furthermore in the magnification one can reconstruct the workings of the jade. The two aforementioned criteria are exactly what counts in the authentication of archaic jades – the difficult and elaborate workmanship by hand and the subsequent weathering of the jade over centuries. The microscopic enlargements show how the patterns were ground out in many small steps, sometimes over months, and that the weathering actually occurs above the carvings, meaning it occurred after the jade was completed.

Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. JAK0318-047
Auktion:
Datum:
10.03.2018
Auktionshaus:
Galerie Zacke
Mariahilferstr. 112 /1/10
1070 Wien
Österreich
office@zacke.at
+43 1 5320452
+43 1 532045220
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