Neolithic Dark Green Jade Tube Vessel, Hongshan Culture

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Dimensions:Height 19cm (7‑15/32in), Width 13cm (5‑1/8in), Weight 4579gCondition & Provenance:This heavy ancient jade tube keeps its full original body form without modern‑day repairs or fill‑in restorations,deep natural age cracks run vertically across the outer wall and stretch onto the flat bottom surface,the fissures are ancient burial cracks formed thousands of years ago underground rather than fresh breaks from recent damage,the whole exterior is covered with thick multi‑toned burial encrustations including rust‑brown iron staining,mottled earth patina and weathered matte stone texture,partial mineral deposits settle inside the top hollow cavity,surface polishing shows rough primitive stone‑age workmanship with uneven worn facets from long‑term burial erosion,no over‑polishing,no artificial coloring,no synthetic patina has been added in later periods,every mark and discoloration you see is authentic time‑worn evidence from its long history,this monumental heavy jade artifact comes from a prominent private Asian antiquities collection based in New York,it was sourced back in the mid‑1990s and has stayed safely within the same estate collection ever since,being released onto the public market for the first time with this auction offering.Description:This imposing heavy‑weight tubular vessel is carved from massive dark green jade material linked to Hongshan Neolithic tradition,the piece tapers gently from the wider upper section down toward the solid rounded flat base,a large deep hollow cavity is drilled from the top opening inward without piercing all the way through to the bottom,the raw jade material carries deep forest‑green base tone mixed with scattered yellowish‑brown and rust‑red burial stains spread all over the outer walls,thousands of years of underground burial created dense criss‑crossing weathering cracks across the stone body,the carving displays primitive Neolithic manufacturing traits including hand‑drilled hollow interior,uneven wall thickness and coarse surface finishing,the robust solid silhouette delivers strong primitive ritual aura,large‑size heavy‑weight Hongshan jade tube artifacts of this scale are extremely hard to come by in today’s collecting world,this powerful ancient ritual object serves as a highly important museum‑level specimen for Chinese pre‑historic jade study

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