ID 960128
Lot 2857 | AN ARCHAISTIC CELADON JADE CEREMONIAL AXE
Estimate value
HKD 60 000 – 80 000
QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)
The axe is carved on one end as the head of an opened-mouth mythical beast, with an aperture through its head between the eyes. The stone is of pale greyish celadon tone with a few areas of white inclusion.
5 in. (12.7 cm.) wide
Provenance
Spink & Son, London, November 1927, as recorded in the RHRP ledger
The Reginald and Lena Palmer Collection, no. 76
Literature
The Oriental Ceramics Society, Exhibition of Chinese Jades, London, 1948, cat. no. 205
Exhibited
London, The Oriental Ceramics Society, Exhibition of Chinese Jades, 14 April – 9 June 1948
| Medium: | Jade, Precious stones |
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| Historical era: | Qing Dynasty |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Medium: | Jade, Precious stones |
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| Historical era: | Qing Dynasty |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Address of auction |
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