15th Oct, 2021 10:00
TWO-DAY AUCTION - Fine Chinese Art / 中國藝術集珍 / Buddhism & Hinduism
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A TURQUOISE MATRIX ‘PIG-DRAGON’ PENDANT, SHANG TO WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY
商至西周綠松石豬龍形珮
Sold for €3,539
including Buyer's Premium
China, 1200-900 BC or later. The flattened coiled dragon neatly carved to depict the wide-eyed open-mouthed beast with short coiling body decorated with archaic scroll in relief. Pierced to the center and with smaller piercings to the top and bottom for suspension. The opaque stone with russet and greenish-brown shadings as well as natural fissures and inclusions.
Provenance: Deaccession form the Dr. István Zelnik Southeast Asian Gold Museum in Budapest, Hungary. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. István Zelnik, President of the Hungarian Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe.
Condition: Fine condition with old wear. Signs of weathering and erosion. Minor nicks and dents. Remnants of soiling. The stone with several natural fissures, some of which have developed into small hairline cracks over time. Naturally grown, ancient patina.
Weight: 23.3 g
Dimensions: Height 3.7 cm
Literature comparison: Compare a related turquoise coiled pig-dragon pendant, also dated Shang to Western Zhou dynasty, in the collection of the British Museum, museum number 1945,1017.154.
Auction result comparison: Compare a related turquoise matrix coiled pig-dragon pendant (4.3 cm high), dated Shang dynasty or later, at Bonhams New York, in Chinese Works of Art and Paintings on 15 March 2021, lot 7, sold for USD 20,312.
商至西周綠松石豬龍形珮
中國，公元前1200-900 年或更晚。扁平，豬龍睜大眼睛，張嘴，身體短小，表面飾以仿古卷紋。豬龍頭尾相接，中心留孔，頂部和底部有較小的穿孔，用於懸掛。 帶有赤褐色和綠褐色脈理以及天然裂縫和内沁，不透明石料。
來源：原匈牙利布達佩斯István Zelnik博士 Southeast Asian Gold Museum收藏。比利時Institutional art collection 購於上述美術館。István Zelnik博士是匈牙利South and Southeast Asian Research Institute東南亞研究所主席，曾是匈牙利高級外交官，他在東南亞工作了幾十年，建立了歐洲最大的亞洲藝術品私人收藏。
品相：狀況良好，舊磨損。 風化和侵蝕。輕微的劃痕和凹痕。 有污漬。 石頭上有幾個天然紋理，隨著時間的推移，其中一些已經發展成細小的裂縫。 自然生長的包漿。
重量：23.3 克
尺寸：高3.7 厘米
拍賣結果比較：一件相近商代或更晚的綠松石豬龍珮 (高4.3 厘米) ，見紐約邦翰思 Chinese Works of Art and Paintings 2021年3月15日 lot 7, 售價USD 20,312。
China, 1200-900 BC or later. The flattened coiled dragon neatly carved to depict the wide-eyed open-mouthed beast with short coiling body decorated with archaic scroll in relief. Pierced to the center and with smaller piercings to the top and bottom for suspension. The opaque stone with russet and greenish-brown shadings as well as natural fissures and inclusions.
Provenance: Deaccession form the Dr. István Zelnik Southeast Asian Gold Museum in Budapest, Hungary. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. István Zelnik, President of the Hungarian Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe.
Condition: Fine condition with old wear. Signs of weathering and erosion. Minor nicks and dents. Remnants of soiling. The stone with several natural fissures, some of which have developed into small hairline cracks over time. Naturally grown, ancient patina.
Weight: 23.3 g
Dimensions: Height 3.7 cm
Literature comparison: Compare a related turquoise coiled pig-dragon pendant, also dated Shang to Western Zhou dynasty, in the collection of the British Museum, museum number 1945,1017.154.
Auction result comparison: Compare a related turquoise matrix coiled pig-dragon pendant (4.3 cm high), dated Shang dynasty or later, at Bonhams New York, in Chinese Works of Art and Paintings on 15 March 2021, lot 7, sold for USD 20,312.
商至西周綠松石豬龍形珮
中國，公元前1200-900 年或更晚。扁平，豬龍睜大眼睛，張嘴，身體短小，表面飾以仿古卷紋。豬龍頭尾相接，中心留孔，頂部和底部有較小的穿孔，用於懸掛。 帶有赤褐色和綠褐色脈理以及天然裂縫和内沁，不透明石料。
來源：原匈牙利布達佩斯István Zelnik博士 Southeast Asian Gold Museum收藏。比利時Institutional art collection 購於上述美術館。István Zelnik博士是匈牙利South and Southeast Asian Research Institute東南亞研究所主席，曾是匈牙利高級外交官，他在東南亞工作了幾十年，建立了歐洲最大的亞洲藝術品私人收藏。
品相：狀況良好，舊磨損。 風化和侵蝕。輕微的劃痕和凹痕。 有污漬。 石頭上有幾個天然紋理，隨著時間的推移，其中一些已經發展成細小的裂縫。 自然生長的包漿。
重量：23.3 克
尺寸：高3.7 厘米
拍賣結果比較：一件相近商代或更晚的綠松石豬龍珮 (高4.3 厘米) ，見紐約邦翰思 Chinese Works of Art and Paintings 2021年3月15日 lot 7, 售價USD 20,312。
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