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A JADE ‘PHOENIX’ CEREMONIAL
KNIFE, XUEDAO
WARRING STATES PERIOD (475-221 BC)
The knife is carved with a slender gently curved blade, sharpened
on one edge and tapering at the point. The shaft is accentuated
with incised lines, terminating in a pierced handle with a pair of
phoenix heads conjoined at the tail.
6æ in. (17 cm.) long, box
HK$80,000-120,000 US$11,000-15,000

PROVENANCE
The Yangdetang Collection, Taipei, acquired prior to 1995
EXHIBITED
National Palace Museum, Collectors’ Exhibition of Archaic Chinese
Jades, Taipei, 1995, Catalogue, pl. 68

LITERATURE
Teng Shu-p’ing, Collectors’ Exhibition of Archaic Chinese Jades,
Taipei, 1995, pl. 68, pp. 190-191

戰國 玉鳳紋環首削刀

來源
養德堂珍藏，台北，入藏於 1995 年以前

展覽
國立故宮博物院，《羣玉別藏》，台北，1995 年，
圖版 68 號
著錄
鄧淑蘋，《羣玉別藏》，台北，1995 年，圖版 68 號，
頁 190-191

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