Lot 721. A jade 'human face' plaque, Neolithic period, Shandong, Longshan Culture (c. 3000-1700 BC); 5.6 cm, 2 1/4  in. Estimate 40,000 — 60,000 HKD. Lot Sold 4,000,000 HKD (511,000 USD). © Sotheby's.

saddle-shaped, the bowed top carved with a human face flanked by feathery side-panel designs of raised-line work, the stone of a yellowish-celadon tone with russet inclusions. 

Exhibited: Angus Forsyth and Brian McElney, Jades from China, The Museum of East Asian Art, Bath, 1994, cat. no. 62.

Sotheby's. Chinese Art, including Snuff Bottles and Jades from an Old Hong Kong Family Collection, Hong Kong, 28 november 2019