Lot 171. A pair of greenish-yellow jade elongated beads, Neolithic period, Hongshan culture (c. 3800-2700 BC); h. 3.5 and 3.6 cm. Lot sold: 119,700 HKD (Estimate: 20,000 - 30,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2022

with gentle convex softly polished sides and flat ends, the slightly off-centre perforations drilled from both ends, the warm yellowish stone with natural inclusions and veining.

Provenance: Galaxie Art & Gift Co., Hong Kong, 1st April 1993.

Literature: Jessica Rawson, Chinese Jade from the Neolithic to the Qing, London, 1995, pl. 1:7.

Exhibited: British Museum, London, on loan, 1995.

Sotheby's. HOTUNG  The Personal Collection of the late Sir Joseph Hotung: Part 1, Hong Kong, 9 October 2022