A yellowish-celadon jade 'cloud' pendant, Neolithic period, Hongshan culture | 新石器時代 紅山文化 青黃玉勾雲珮

Acquired in Hong Kong, 1994-2002.

1994至2002年購於香港

A series of cloud-shaped pendants were produced in the Hongshan Culture region imitating various forms, such as birds, blades, and turtles, with the design of hooks. Compare a similar Hongshan jade ‘cloud’ pendant with four corners in the Tianjin Museum, illustrated in Jade Wares Collected by Tianjin Museum, Beijing, 2012, no. 4. See another example decorated with a humanoid mask, sold in these rooms, 8th April 2023, lot 3771.

青黃玉質，片狀，正反面砣碾出寬槽，正中處磨穿鏤空，四角勾雲狀出頭，頂部穿一孔，通體邊緣磨成鈍刃。

紅山文化出現一系列勾雲狀玉珮，以彎鉤雲紋形容鳥、刃、龜諸形態。天津博物館藏一件近似紅山文化勾雲珮，同此件一樣出四角，似龜，見《天津博物館藏玉》，北京，2012年，編號4。又有作人面者，參考喜聞過齋舊藏一件新石器時期紅山文化勾雲人面珮，2023年4月8日售於香港蘇富比，拍品編號3771。