SPECIAL CHRISTMAS AUCTION, DECEMBER 29, 2025 - 1st SESSION: ASIAN ART
Jade ornament ‘Horse's hoof’, Hongshan culture
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Lot 235.
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Description.
Carved ritual object, shaped like a hollow tube with thin walls and an oval cross-section, widening towards a slanted or bevelled upper opening. This distinctive type is known as ‘馬蹄筒’. The surface is smooth, in a celadon green tone with yellowish hues and veins in ochre and reddish-brown tones. Hongshan culture (c. 4700-2900 BC). or later.
Size: 7.8 x 4.5 x 5.5 cm
Weight: 98 g
