AN EXCEPTIONAL AND RARE ARCHAIC GREEN JADE CEREMONIAL BLADE

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HKD 2 000 000
Date de l'enchèreClassic
30.05.2023 00:00UTC +01:00
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CHRISTIE'S
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Royaume-Uni, London
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Lot 3054 | AN EXCEPTIONAL AND RARE ARCHAIC GREEN JADE CEREMONIAL BLADE
AN EXCEPTIONAL AND RARE ARCHAIC GREEN JADE CEREMONIAL BLADE

SHANG DYNASTY (BC1600-1100)

The blade is thinly carved with the elongated yuan extending to a gently tapered tip, with a beveled edge on one side. The end is finely incised with a band of lozenge patterns between triple lines, the nei pierced with an aperture and carved at the end with five grooves forming the teeth. The softly polished stone is of a pale green tone with a distinctive band of opaque white calcification.

12 1/8 in. (30.8 cm) long





Provenance

Collection of Stephen Junkunc, III (d. 1978), United States
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