AN ARCHAIC GREEN MOTTLED JADE BLADE
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AN ARCHAIC GREEN MOTTLED JADE BLADE

PROBABLY SHANG DYNASTY (CIRCA 1600-1100 BC)

细节
AN ARCHAIC GREEN MOTTLED JADE BLADE
Probably Shang Dynasty (circa 1600-1100 BC)
The long blade of rectangular shape with one side sharpened, the other pierced with three evenly sized and spaced tapering holes, the stone of a pale greenish-grey tone with darker green striations and areas of calcification
20½ in. (52 cm.) long
注意事项
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.
拍场告示
Please note that the blade has been broken in two pieces and restuck.

拍品专文

Compare the examples from the Fogg Art Museum illustrated by Max Loehr in Ancient Chinese Jades, Cambridge, 1975, pp. 160-169, figs. 203-218