A RARE JADE BIRD SCEPTER
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, LIANGZHU CULTURE (CIRCA 3300-2200 BC)
L 4.4 cm (1 3/4 in) T 0.4 cm
HK$ 320,000-400,000
RMB 275,200-344,000
REFERENCE: 1. A similar jade ornament from Liangzhu Culture preserved in Nanjing Museum, unearthed at Tomb No. 77, Zhaolingshan, Kunshan, Jiangsu Province in 1991, is illustrated in THE COMPLETE COLLECTION OF JADES UNEARTHED IN CHINA VOL.7 JIANGSU.SHANGHAI, by Fang GU, Science Press, Beijing, 2005, p.16 2. A similar jade bird scepter from late Liangzhu Culture, is illustrated in JING TIAN GE WU – AN INTRODUCTION OF CHINESE JADES, by Shuping DENG, National Palace Museum, Taipei, 2011, p.58, no.4-5-13
REFERENCE: 1. A similar jade ornament from Liangzhu Culture preserved in Nanjing Museum, unearthed at Tomb No. 77, Zhaolingshan, Kunshan, Jiangsu Province in 1991, is illustrated in THE COMPLETE COLLECTION OF JADES UNEARTHED IN CHINA VOL.7 JIANGSU.SHANGHAI, by Fang GU, Science Press, Beijing, 2005, p.16
2. A similar jade bird scepter from late Liangzhu Culture, is illustrated in JING TIAN GE WU – AN INTRODUCTION OF CHINESE JADES, by Shuping DENG, National Palace Museum, Taipei, 2011, p.58, no.4-5-13