A BIRD-SHAPED CELADON JADE PENDANT, WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY China, c. 1100-771 BC. The pendant is finely carved as a stylized mythical bird of flattened arched form and decorated with fine incision work, pierced below the beak with an aperture for suspension. The translucent stone is of a fine celadon tone with cloudy inclusions, pale brown patches, and few small areas of alteration.

Provenance: From a distinguished English private collection.
Condition: Good condition with minor old wear, a small loss to the tip of the beak, some traces of use and shallow surface scratches overall, microscopic nicks here and there. Fine, naturally grown patina. The jade with natural inclusions and fissures.

Weight: 11.2 g
Dimensions: Length 7.1 cm

With a fine lacquered wood storage and presentation box. (2)

Literature comparison:
Compare a related jade bird-shaped pendant in the collection of the British Museum, museum number 1947,0712.465.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie's Hong Kong, 28 November 2018, lot 2739
Price: HKD 275,000 or approx. EUR 40,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A celadon jade bird-shaped pendant, Western Zhou dynasty (c. 1100-771 BC)
Expert remark: Compare the closely related subject, form, and decoration. Note that the condition report for this lot states that “there is a break to the bird's head which has been reattached with associated areas of infill”. This appears to be very similar to the small loss at the tip of the beak of the present lot (see condition report).



西周青玉鳥形珮
中國，公元前約1100-771 年。珮呈扁片狀，以陰刻線技法雕琢側面梟鳥造型，鉤喙，圓眼，羽翅張開呈弧形上翹。鳥尾弧形下垂，尾端呈魚尾形。青玉質，取良玉雕就，局部淺褐色沁。

來源：傑出英國私人收藏。
品相：狀況良好，有輕微的磨損，鳥喙尖有少量磕損，有一些使用痕跡和整體表面淺劃痕，多處微小的劃痕。細膩的包漿，有天然內沁和裂縫的玉料。

重量：11.2 克
尺寸：長 7.1 厘米

木質漆盒。

文獻比較：
比較一件相近的晚商至西周玉鳥形珮，收藏於大英博物館，編號1947,0712.465.

拍賣結果比較：
形制：非常相近
拍賣：香港佳士得，2018年11月28日，lot 2739
價格：HKD 275,000（相當於今日EUR 40,500）
描述：西周青玉鳥珮
專家評論：比較非常相近的主題、外型和裝飾。請注意此玉珮的前緣曾經斷過又重新接回，有相應的修補。此情況和現拍品鳥喙尖有少量磕損的狀況相似(見品相)。