
Lot 101. A pale celadon jade cong, Neolithic period, first half of the 2nd millennium BC; h. 15.5 cm, inner d. 6.8 cm. Lot sold: 2,016,000 HKD (Estimate: 600,000 - 800,000 HKD). © Sotheby's.
Provenance: Collection of Julius Eberhardt (1936-2012), Vienna, acquired in 1994.
Literature: Regina Krahl, Sammlung Julius Eberhardt/Collection Julius Eberhardt, Hong Kong, n.d. (1999), cat. no. 33.
Note: Originating from the Liangzhu culture in the Yangtze River Delta, jade cong stand...
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