AN AWL-SHAPED ‘CHICKEN BONE’ JADE PENDANT, LIANGZHU CULTUREChina, circa 3300-2200 BC. Of slender tubular form, with a conical end and pierced at the top for suspension, two incised grooves along the body. The opaque stone of a fine creamy color with distinct russet shadings.Provenance: From a private collector in England who has been collecting Chinese jades for over 20 years. Condition: Very good condition with minor old wear, the stone with a small fissure. Good polish with an unctuous feel overall, from centuries of handling.Weight: 15.2 g Dimensions: Length 7.4 cmLiterature comparison:Compare a related awl-shaped jade pendant, exhibited in J.J. Lally & Co. Oriental Art, Ancient Chinese Jade, 15-29 March 2018, no. 48. An awl-shaped pendant of larger size carved with big eye masks in shallow relief, unearthed in 1982 at Fuquanshan, Qingpu, Jiangsu province, is illustrated in Liangzhu wenhua yuqi (Liangzhu Culture Jades), Hong Kong, 1989, p. 112, no. 145. Compare with a group of nine awl-shaoed ornaments, dated to the Liangzhu culture, excavated from Tomb no. 20 at Fanshan, , and illustrated in The Complete Collection of Jades Unearthed in China, vol. 8, p. 92.Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Bonhams Hong Kong, 30 May 2017, lot 6 Price: HKD 87,500 or approx. EUR 11,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A jade awl-shaped ornament, Neolithic period, Liangzhu culture Expert remark: Note the closely related size (7.6 cm)良渚文化雞骨白管狀玉佩中國，公元前3300-2200 年。細長管狀，末端圓錐形，頂部有孔用於懸掛，兩道切槽。不透明玉料，呈細膩的奶油色，帶有明顯的赤褐色陰影。 來源：英國私人收藏，收藏中國玉器已超過二十年歷史。 品相：狀況極好，有輕微磨損，石頭有小裂縫。抛光細膩，整體瑩潤。 重量：15.2 克 尺寸：長7.4 厘米 文獻比較： 比較一件相近的新石器時代良渚神面紋錐形玉飾，展覽於 J.J. Lally & Co. Oriental Art，《Ancient Chinese Jade》，2018年3月15-29日，編號48。另一件尺寸較大的良渚神面紋錐形玉飾，1982年出土於江蘇省青埔福泉山遺址，見《良渚文化玉器》，香港，1989年，頁112，編號145。 拍賣結果比較： 形制：相近 拍賣：香港邦瀚斯，2017年5月30日，lot 6 價格：HKD 87,500（相當於今日EUR 11,500） 描述：新石器時代良渚文化錐形玉器 專家評論：請注意非常相近的尺寸(7.6 厘米)。