A DARK-GREEN JADE 'PIG-DRAGON' CARVING, ZHULONG, HONGSHAN CULTURE, C. 4000-3000 BCThe jade is carved as a coiled stylized mythical animal, with incised circular eyes below pricked ears, and pierced with a circular aperture to the center between a slit and a smaller aperture for suspension. The stone is of a rich dark green color, appearing black at first glance, with dark brown to ochre shadings and cloudy grayish-white inclusions.Provenance: French private collection. Condition: Very good condition with only minor areas of erosion, fissures, old wear, traces of use, minuscule nibbles, tiny nicks here and there, and a fine naturally grown patina.Weight: 78.5 gDimensions: Height 6.2 cmAuction result comparison: A closely related zhulong jade, but of smaller size and different color, was sold in these rooms in Fine Chinese Art, Buddhism and Hinduism on 25 April 2020, lot 173, for EUR 19,952.紅山文化深綠色玉豬龍,公元前4000-3000 年中國。玉整體彎曲,且首尾相連,頭部有肥大的耳朵,圓形眼睛。頭下方圓形小孔,以供懸掛。 玉石為深綠色,猶如黑色,深棕色至紅褐色紋理,灰白色絮狀內含物。來源:法國私人收藏 品相:狀況極佳,僅有少量腐蝕,裂縫,舊磨損,使用痕跡,細小磕損,局部有細小划痕以及自然生長的包漿。重量:78.5 克 尺寸:高6.2 厘米 拍賣結果比較:一件相近玉豬龍,但尺寸稍小,顔色不同,見本藝廊Fine Chinese Art, Buddhism and Hinduism 拍場2020年4月25日 lot 173, for EUR 19,952.