J.J. Lally & Co., Oriental Art / New York City, New York
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Ancient Chinese Jade
March 15-29, 2018
50.
A NEOLITHIC JADE NECKLACE
Liangzhu Culture, circa 3300-2250 B.C.
comprised of fifty-seven ovoid beads and seven awl-shaped pendants of various sizes and varied colors, the beads carved from well-matched stone of cloudy buff color.
Length 24 inches (61 cm)
A similar necklace made up of forty-seven Neolithic jade beads excavated from a Liangzhu culture site at Fuquanshan, Qingpu county, Jiangsu province in 1984, and now in the Shanghai Museum, is illustrated by Rawson (ed.), Treasures from Shanghai: Ancient Chinese Bronzes and Jades, London, 2009, p. 67, no. 8.
新石器時代 良渚玉項飾 長61厘米