A YELLOW JADE BEAST MASK
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, LIANGZHU CULTURE (CIRCA 3300-2200 BC)

L 3.4 cm (1 3/8 in)

HK$ 400,000-500,000
RMB 344,000-430,000

PROVENANCE: An old collection of C.F. Wu, Taiwan

LITERATURE: 1. Art of China, vol. 28, Kuo Liang Hui New Enterprise Co., Ltd, Hong Kong, 1988, p.178 2. Art of China, vol. 64, Kuo Liang Hui New Enterprise Co., Ltd, Hong Kong, 1990, p.165

REFERENCE: 1. A similar jade forked object from Liangzhu Culture preserved in Tongxiang Museum, unearthed at Tomb No. 28, Xindili, Tongxiang, Zhejiang Province, is illustrated in THE COMPLETE COLLECTION OF JADES UNEARTHED IN CHINA VOL.8 ZHEJIANG, by Fang GU, Science Press, Beijing, 2005, p.52 2. A related jade forked object from Liangzhu Culture preserved in Zhejiang Province Archaeology Museum, unearthed at Tomb No. 10, Yaoshan in 1987, Yuhang, Zhejiang Province, is illustrated in THE COMPLETE COLLECTION OF JADES UNEARTHED IN CHINA VOL.8 ZHEJIANG, by Fang GU, Science Press, Beijing, 2005, p.114

PROVENANCE: An old collection of C.F. Wu, Taiwan

LITERATURE: 1. Art of China, vol. 28, Kuo Liang Hui New Enterprise Co., Ltd, Hong Kong, 1988, p.178
2. Art of China, vol. 64, Kuo Liang Hui New Enterprise Co., Ltd, Hong Kong, 1990, p.165

REFERENCE: 1. A similar jade forked object from Liangzhu Culture preserved in Tongxiang Museum, unearthed at Tomb No. 28, Xindili, Tongxiang, Zhejiang Province, is illustrated in THE COMPLETE COLLECTION OF JADES UNEARTHED IN CHINA VOL.8 ZHEJIANG, by Fang GU, Science Press, Beijing, 2005, p.52
2. A related jade forked object from Liangzhu Culture preserved in Zhejiang Province Archaeology Museum, unearthed at Tomb No. 10, Yaoshan in 1987, Yuhang, Zhejiang Province, is illustrated in THE COMPLETE COLLECTION OF JADES UNEARTHED IN CHINA VOL.8 ZHEJIANG, by Fang GU, Science Press, Beijing, 2005, p.114