SPECIAL CHRISTMAS AUCTION, DECEMBER 29, 2025 - 1st SESSION: ASIAN ART
Carved jade cong ‘Chicken bone’, Liangzhu culture
Retired.
Lot 241.
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Description.
Creamy yellow carved jade with traces of opaque chalky white patina, also known as ‘鸡骨白’ or ‘chicken bone’. It has a cong shape: circular on the inside and square on the outside, with rounded corners. It is decorated with fine incisions that outline three horizontal registers separated by lines. Each register features a taotie mask with concentric circular eyes and scrolls. Liangzhu culture (3300 BC – 2200 BC). or later.
Size: 5.8 x 4 x 4.2 cm
Weight: 140 g
