Lot 101. A jade 'bird' pendant, Hongshan Culture, Neolithic Period; 5.8cm (2 1/4in) long. Estimate HK$ 60,000-80,000. Sold for HK$ 76,500 (CHF 8,772). Photo: Bonhams.

Of flattened form, the pendant carved in the form of a bird with a triangular head with protruding eyes, its outspread wings carved with vertical parallel lines, the top of the reverse pierced with two circular apertures.

Note: Compare with a similar Hongshan Culture jade 'bird' pendant in the Aohan Banner Museum, Inner Mongolia, illustrated by G.Fang, The Pictorial Handbook of Ancient Chinese Jades, Beijing, 2004, p.54.

Bonhams. Fine Chinese Cerics and Works of Art, 1 Dec 2020, Hong Kong, Admiralty