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Calcified Chinese Green Nephrite Jade Model of a Pig browse these categories for related items... All Items: Antiques:Regional Art:Asian:Chinese:Hardstones: Pre 1492: item # 1075322
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| A Chinese green nephrite jade model of a pig. Carved in good proportion and more suggestive of a pig than more commonly encountered abstract, angular examples of the Han dynasty. Sensitively modeled - swelling at the head, forefeet, back haunches, rump and belly. Relief and incised details for the snout, eyes, ears, neck, hooves, rear and tail. Drilled from center back to belly. The nephrite stone of an even, opaque consistency and of green color with buff colored calcification from the head, along the back and upper-right side, to the rear. Surgical steel does not leave a scratch. Acquired from TK Oriental Antiques as Han Dynasty in the early 90's. But we have seen realistically suggestive examples similar to the current object attributed to the Tang dynasty. 'Chinese Jades In The Avery Brundage Collection' (d'Argence, 1977, 2nd revised ed.) illustrates a primitive Six Dynasties example of comparable proportions and form (plate XXV). d'Argence comments how this similarly modeled example has evolved from the Han. We are very reserved in judging and describing jades - archaic looking jades in particular which we instead refer to as archaistic and possibly from a later period. The principal of TK Oriental Antiques explains the uneven calcification often found on archaic jades as owing to the position of the object relative to earth, minerals and natural forces coming into contact with an object for untold centuries. Good condition. Length from snout to tail is 3 inches (7.62cm). Highest point when standing is 1 3/8 inches (3.49cm) | |||||||||
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