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China Ancient Hongshan Culture Jade “Dragon” Ornament, 3500-3000 BC
$2,850.00
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China, a fine larger scale archaic Pig Dragon zhulóng jade ornament crafted from a pale celadon green colored jade with russet brown and cream inclusions. Neolithic period, Hongshan culture (circa 3500-3000 BC). Stock #9653/80014
Quality: fine condition
Dimensions: 3.5 inches tall and 2.25 inches width. We will include a complimentary custom display base.
About Hongshan Culture Pig Dragons:
A pig dragon or zhulóng is a type of jade artifact from the Hongshan culture of neolithic China. Pig dragons are zoomorphic forms with a pig-like head and elongated limbless body coiled around to the head and described as “suggestively fetal”. Early pig dragons are thick and stubby, and later examples have more graceful, snakelike bodies. Pig bones have been found interred alongside humans at Hongshan burial sites, suggesting that the animal had some ritual significance. There is some speculation that the pig dragon is the first representation of the Chinese dragon. The character for “dragon” in the earliest Chinese writing has a similar coiled form, as do later jade dragon amulets from later periods.
Neolithic jades from this period are handmade, hand abraided and hand polished using Primitive tools of the time: bamboo, stone, water and stone dust. Notice the considerable calcification on this example- evidence of submersion and great age. The resulting finished jade is quite elegant.
Provenance:
Our private collection and accompanied by our Lifetime Guarantee of Authenticity and in addition, our jade has been authenticated by Mr. Gu Fang, Senior Fellow at the Center of Jadeology and Jade Culture in Beijing (CASS).
We have been dealing in authentic Japanese, Chinese, European, and Asian Fine art, antiquities, garden ornaments, lanterns and water basins for 25 years. Our president personally travels to Japan, Europe and China each year to meet his network partners who assist him in finding best examples. He personally inspects each antique work of art to ensure its old age, authenticity and quality condition. After accumulating a group, they are imported to Vermont in large containers. This method keeps shipping costs low and enables us to offer them to you at reasonable prices. We ship internationally.
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