A YELLOW JADE MASK
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, SHIJIAHE CULTURE (CIRCA 2500-2200 BC)
L 7.2 cm (2 7/8 in) T 0.5 cm
HK$ 300,000-400,000
RMB 258,000-344,000
PROVENANCE: 1. An old collection of Arthur M. Sackler, USA 2. Christie's New York Rockefellar Plaza, 13 September 2012, lot 1003
LITERATURE: Deng Shu Ping, THE NEW INTERPRETATION OF JADE, National Palace Museum, Taipei, 2012, p.172
REFERENCE: A similar jade mask from Shijiahe Culture, is illustrated in THE COMPLETE COLLECTION OF JADES UNEARTHED IN CHINA VOL.10 HUBEI.HUNAN, by Fang GU, Science Press, Beijing, 2005, p.6
PROVENANCE: 1. An old collection of Arthur M. Sackler, USA
2. Christie's New York Rockefellar Plaza, 13 September 2012, lot 1003
LITERATURE: Deng Shu Ping, THE NEW INTERPRETATION OF JADE, National Palace Museum, Taipei, 2012, p.172
REFERENCE: A similar jade mask from Shijiahe Culture, is illustrated in THE COMPLETE COLLECTION OF JADES UNEARTHED IN CHINA VOL.10 HUBEI.HUNAN, by Fang GU, Science Press, Beijing, 2005, p.6