† A JADE CEREMONIAL ‘BIRD’ BLADE, ZHANG, SHANG TO WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY

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† A JADE CEREMONIAL ‘BIRD’ BLADE, ZHANG, SHANG TO WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY Expert authentication: Dr. Gu Fang has examined the present lot and confirms its authenticity and suggests a dating to the Western Zhou period. He assessed it as a piece of notably good quality. A copy of Dr. Gu's expertise, dated 31 July 2007, accompanies this lot. Dr. Gu Fang (born 1962) is an internationally renowned scholar of Chinese art and a leading authority on jades. He graduated from the Department of Archaeology at the prestigious Beijing University in 1986 and later studied at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), where he now serves as a Senior Fellow specializing in archaeological excavations and Chinese jade research. A former visiting scholar at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, he has authored several books on Chinese jades, including the 15-volume The Complete Collection of Jades Unearthed in China (2007), one of the most comprehensive studies of its kind, as well as Chinese Jade: The Spiritual and Cultural Significance of Jade in China (2012). China, ca. 1600-771 BC. The thin blade carved with beveled edges tapering symmetrically in a bird-form tip, with toothed notches on the edges above the tang. The opaque stone is of a creamy-beige color with faint dark blue inclusions. Dimensions: Length 33 cm With a padded storage box. (2) Literature comparison: Compare closely related jade blade, dated Shang dynasty, 38.3 cm long, excavated from tomb no. 1 in the sacrificial pit of the Sanxingdui Ruins, now in the Sanxingdui Museum, Guanghan City. 13% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer's premium - only for buyers within the EU.

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