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 gDimensions: Length 7.4 cmLiteratureparison: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.pare with a group of nine awl-shaoed ornaments, dated to the Liangzhu culture, excavated from Tomb no. 20 at Fanshan, , and illustrated in Theplete Collection of Jades Unearthed in China, vol. 8, p. 92.Auction resultparison:Type: RelatedAuction: Hong Kong, 30 May 2017, lot 6Price: HKD 87,500 or approx.EUR 11,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A jade awl-shaped ornament, Neolithic period, Liangzhu cultureExpert 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。