A YELLOW JADE IMMORTAL
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, HONGSHAN CULTURE (CIRCA 4000-3000 BC)
Remark: with original brocade box

L 9.8 cm (3 7/8 in)

Provenance: An old collection of a Hong Kong collector

Reference: 1. A similar jade immortal from the Hongshan culture, kept in the Palace Museum, is illustrated in COMPENDIUM OF COLLECTIONS IN THE PALACE MUSEUM-JADE 1 NEOLITHIC AGE, by the Palace Museum, Anhui Fine Art Publishing House, Beijing, 2011, p.52-53, no.4 2. A similar jade immortal from the Hongshan culture, kept in The Cleveland Museum of Art, the USA, is illustrated in the online database of the museum 3. A similar jade immortal from the Hongshan culture, kept in The Aurora Museum, Shanghai, China, is illustrated in the online database of the museum 4. A similar jade immortal from the Hongshan culture was sold in the autumn auction of Hanhai Auction on 15th November 1996, lot 943, RMB 2,420,000 5. All currently known jade immortals from the Hongshan culture

ESTIMATE: HK$ 500,000 / RMB 440,000