Großer C- förmiger Drache, China, Hongshan-Kultur, Neolithikum, ca. 3000 vor Christus - photo 1
Großer C- förmiger Drache, China, Hongshan-Kultur, Neolithikum, ca. 3000 vor Christus - photo 2
Großer C- förmiger Drache, China, Hongshan-Kultur, Neolithikum, ca. 3000 vor Christus - photo 3
Großer C- förmiger Drache, China, Hongshan-Kultur, Neolithikum, ca. 3000 vor Christus - photo 4
Großer C- förmiger Drache, China, Hongshan-Kultur, Neolithikum, ca. 3000 vor Christus - photo 5
Großer C- förmiger Drache, China, Hongshan-Kultur, Neolithikum, ca. 3000 vor Christus - photo 6
Großer C- förmiger Drache, China, Hongshan-Kultur, Neolithikum, ca. 3000 vor Christus - photo 7
Großer C- förmiger Drache, China, Hongshan-Kultur, Neolithikum, ca. 3000 vor Christus - photo 8

Großer C- förmiger Drache, China, Hongshan-Kultur, Neolithikum, ca. 3000 vor Christus

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26.05.2021 10:00UTC +02:00
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Hermann Historica
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Germany, Grasbrunn / München
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Lot 390 | Großer C- förmiger Drache, China, Hongshan-Kultur, Neolithikum, ca. 3000 vor Christus
Großer C- förmiger Drache, China, Hongshan-Kultur, Neolithikum, ca. 3000 vor Christus
Dunkelgrüne Jade mit rötlichen Einschlüssen und Spuren von Kalzinierung. C-förmige Drachenfiguren wie diese sind Leitfiguren der neolithischen Kultur von Hongshan. Mit abgeflachtem Kinn und leicht hochgezogener Schnauze, die Augen stark spitz nach hinten auslaufend, das Horn lang und am Ende klingenförmig hochgebogen. Knapp darunter eine beidseitig konisch eingeschliffene Öse im Körper des Drachen. Das grün-rötliche Mineral zeigt deutliche Alterungsspuren und Kalzinierung an der Schnauze und am Schwanzende. Intakt. Höhe 23,5 cm. Umfang 62 cm.
C-förmige Jade-Drachen sind sehr selten. In der Jade-Sammlung des Palastmuseums in Beijing wird ein ähnliches Exemplar (Umfang 60 cm) aufbewahrt.

Provenienz: Aus einer westdeutschen Privatsammlung. Erworben 1973 in Singapur von einem chinesischen Archäologen.

Zustand: II +
A large Chinese C-shaped jade dragon, Hongshan culture, circa 3000 B.C.
Dark green jade with reddish inclusions and traces of calcination. C-shaped dragon figures such as this are typical of the neolithic Hongshan culture. With a flattened chin and slightly raised snout, the eyes strongly tapering to the back, the horn long and bent up like a blade at the end. Just below it, an eyelet in the body of the dragon, conically ground in on both sides. The reddish-green mineral shows clear signs of aging and calcination on the snout and the end of the tail. Intact. Height 23.5 cm. Circumference 62 cm.
C-shaped jade dragons are very rare. A similar specimen (circumference 60 cm) is kept in the Jade Collection of the Palace Museum in Beijing.

Provenance: From a West German private collection. Acquired 1973 in Singapore from an exiled Chinese archaeologist.

Condition: II +
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