Han dynasty Jade sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 7 May 2025
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Lot 3760. A jade 'winged dragon' pendant, Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD); 6.9 cm. Lot Sold 571,500 HKD (Estimate 300,000 - 1,000,000 HKD) © Sotheby's 2025
Provenance: Chang Wei-Hwa, Taipei, August 1991.
The Lantien Shanfang Collection, no. HJ-005.
Note: The present jade pendant carved as a winged dragon is particularly rare. Compare with two closely related examples with similarly carved winged dragons, excavated from important royal tombs of the Han dynasty, including a jade pendant excavated from the tomb of the King of Chu at Shizishan, Xuzhou, illustrated in Da Han Chu Wang: Xuzhou Xihan Chuwang lingmu wenwu jicui, Beijing, 2005, p. 282, and another unearthed from Sushantou, Xuzhou, is illustrated in Xu Zhou Han Mu , 2018, Jiangsu, p.538. Compare a related jade dragon pendant, Han dynasty, decorated with dragon and phoenix in the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Jade, Vol. 4, Han, Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, Beijing, 2011, p.163, pl.212, with similar carving techniques and stylistic features to the present lot.
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Lot 3761. A calcified jade 'archer's ring' pendant, she, Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD); 5.2 cm. Lot Sold 406,400 HKD (Estimate 100,000 - 300,000 HKD) © Sotheby's 2025
Provenance: Chang Wei-Hwa, Taipei, August 1991.
The Lantien Shanfang Collection, no. EJ-082.
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Lot 3762. A calcified jade 'archer's ring' pendant, Western Han dynasty (206 BC-25 AD); 6 cm. Lot Sold 203,200 HKD (Estimate 60,000 - 200,000 HKD) © Sotheby's 2025
Provenance: Collection of Susan Chen (1940-2014), Hong Kong.
China Guardian Hong Kong, 29th May 2016, lot 709 (part lot).
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Lot 3763. A jade 'dragon' pendant, xi, Western Han dynasty (206 BC-25 AD); 6.7 cm. Lot Sold 317,500 HKD (Estimate 150,000 - 500,000 HKD) © Sotheby's 2025
Provenance: Chang Wei-Hwa, Taipei, 12th June 1993.
The Lantien Shanfang Collection, no. HJ-181.
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Lot 3764. Two jade 'figure' pendants, wengzhong, Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD); 2.6 and 2 cm. Lot Sold 107,950 HKD (Estimate 80,000 - 300,000 HKD) © Sotheby's 2025
Provenance: Chang Wei-Hwa, Taipei, 22nd February 1992.
The Lantien Shanfang Collection, no. HJ-139.
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Lot 3765. A celadon jade carving of a cicada, Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD); 5.5 cm. Lot Sold 127,000 HKD (Estimate 100,000 - 450,000 HKD) © Sotheby's 2025
Provenance: Chang Wei-Hwa, Taipei, 20th August 1992.
The Lantien Shanfang Collection, no. HJ-052.
Lot 3766. A white jade sword slide, Western Han dynasty (206 BC-25 AD); 10.5 cm. Lot Sold 88,900 HKD (Estimate 40,000 - 100,000 HKD) © Sotheby's 2025
Provenance: Chang Wei-Hwa, Taipei, acquired early 1990s.
The Lantien Shanfang Collection.
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Lot 3767. A white jade 'dragon' pendant, xi, Western Han dynasty (206 BC-25 AD); 9.5 cm. Lot Sold 190.500 HKD (Estimate 150,000 - 300,000 HKD) © Sotheby's 2025
Provenance: Chang Wei-Hwa, Taipei, 11th July 1992.
The Lantien Shanfang Collection, no HJ-169.
Sotheby's. Chinese Art, Hong Kong, 7 May 2025