A YELLOW JADE OWL
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, HONGSHAN CULTURE (CIRCA 4000-3000 BC)
L 4.9 cm (1 7/8 in) T 1.1 cm (3/8 in)
Reference: A similar jade bird from the Hongshan culture, unearthed from Bairin Right Banner and kept in the Bairin Right Banner Museum, is illustrated in A STUDY OF HONGSHAN CULTURE JADES, by Guo Dashun and Hong Dianxu, Cultural Relics Press, Beijing, 2010, p. 103
ESTIMATE: HK$ 200,000 / RMB 176,000