A STRIKING SWORD POMMEL WITH A PAIR OF DRAGONS CARVED IN HIGH RELIEF Katalognummer: JAK0318-046 Jade China Western Han, 3rd - 2nd century BC 雙龍紋玉劍首 - 西漢, 公元前3世紀-前2世紀 DIAMETER 4.5 CM 直徑4.5 厘米 The top of this stunning sword pommel in polished green jade with surface alterations is decorated with a pair of dragons in high relief amidst stylized clouds. The dragons and their raised heads, turned towards the central hole bordered by a plain band, literally emerge from the jade, as if it were a vaporous cloud. Instead, the back of the sword ornament is flat and more simply decorated with small raised curls. The original light green jade appears almost amber, with areas of black, brown and white that run throughout the stone, and a heavy white patina that has rendered most of it quite opaque. A very similar sword pommel but without the central hole was discovered in 1983 in the 2nd century BC tomb of Zhao Mo, King of Nanyue, in Guangzhou, Guangdong province: see Yang Boda, Zhongguo meishu quanji: yuqi 中國美术全集 - 玉器 (Chinese works of art series: jade) vol.9, Beijing 1986, no.142. Startpreis 起始價: € 2.800 Schätzpreis 估計/估算: € 5.600 Expertise: Prof. Filippo Salviati From an Austrian collection All jades in this catalogue have been professionally examined, authenticated and described by Prof. Filippo Salviati. Professor Salviati teaches Chinese and Korean art at Sapienza University in Rome, in the Italian Institute of Oriental Studies. He is a world expert on archaic Chinese jades, having released multiple publications and being cited by renowned auction houses such as Sotheby’s. The microscopic images made available here, show that the weathering of the jade has occurred over a long period of time. Furthermore in the magnification one can reconstruct the workings of the jade. The two aforementioned criteria are exactly what counts in the authentication of archaic jades – the difficult and elaborate workmanship by hand and the subsequent weathering of the jade over centuries. The microscopic enlargements show how the patterns were ground out in many small steps, sometimes over months, and that the weathering actually occurs above the carvings, meaning it occurred after the jade was completed.
A STRIKING SWORD POMMEL WITH A PAIR OF DRAGONS CARVED IN HIGH RELIEF Katalognummer: JAK0318-046 Jade China Western Han, 3rd - 2nd century BC 雙龍紋玉劍首 - 西漢, 公元前3世紀-前2世紀 DIAMETER 4.5 CM 直徑4.5 厘米 The top of this stunning sword pommel in polished green jade with surface alterations is decorated with a pair of dragons in high relief amidst stylized clouds. The dragons and their raised heads, turned towards the central hole bordered by a plain band, literally emerge from the jade, as if it were a vaporous cloud. Instead, the back of the sword ornament is flat and more simply decorated with small raised curls. The original light green jade appears almost amber, with areas of black, brown and white that run throughout the stone, and a heavy white patina that has rendered most of it quite opaque. A very similar sword pommel but without the central hole was discovered in 1983 in the 2nd century BC tomb of Zhao Mo, King of Nanyue, in Guangzhou, Guangdong province: see Yang Boda, Zhongguo meishu quanji: yuqi 中國美术全集 - 玉器 (Chinese works of art series: jade) vol.9, Beijing 1986, no.142. Startpreis 起始價: € 2.800 Schätzpreis 估計/估算: € 5.600 Expertise: Prof. Filippo Salviati From an Austrian collection All jades in this catalogue have been professionally examined, authenticated and described by Prof. Filippo Salviati. Professor Salviati teaches Chinese and Korean art at Sapienza University in Rome, in the Italian Institute of Oriental Studies. He is a world expert on archaic Chinese jades, having released multiple publications and being cited by renowned auction houses such as Sotheby’s. The microscopic images made available here, show that the weathering of the jade has occurred over a long period of time. Furthermore in the magnification one can reconstruct the workings of the jade. The two aforementioned criteria are exactly what counts in the authentication of archaic jades – the difficult and elaborate workmanship by hand and the subsequent weathering of the jade over centuries. The microscopic enlargements show how the patterns were ground out in many small steps, sometimes over months, and that the weathering actually occurs above the carvings, meaning it occurred after the jade was completed.
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