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PROPERTY FROM AN ENGLISH PRIVATE COLLECTION
A JADE AXE
NEOLITHIC PERIOD
of flat rectangular form with softly bevelled edges, the
straight sides subtly flaring towards the gently curved
blade edge, pierced through with a large aperture
towards the narrow end, the mottled opaque stone of
greyish beige colour
Length 24.8 cm, 9¾ in.
£ 3,000-5,000
HK$ 29,300-48,900 US$ 3,750-6,300
新石器時代 玉斧

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PROPERTY FROM AN ENGLISH PRIVATE COLLECTION
A GREEN AND BROWN JADE DISC, BI
ZHOU DYNASTY
the flat surface with a circular aperture, the stone a mottled
green tone suffused with opaque dark-russet areas
Diameter 16.2 cm, 6⅜ in.
PROVENANCE
Collection of Gerald Godfrey, Hong Kong.
Christie’s London, 6th June 2000, lot 5.
EXHIBITED
Stones of Virtue. Chinese Jades from the Gerald Godfrey
Collection, The Dayton Art Institute, Dayton, 1989, cat. no. 14.
San Antonio Museum of Art, 1986.

£ 6,000-8,000
HK$ 59,000-78,500 US$ 7,500-10,000
周 玉璧
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來源
Gerald Godfrey收藏
倫敦佳士得2000年6月6日，編號5
展覽
《Stones of Virtue. Chinese Jades from the Gerald Godfrey
Collection》， The Dayton Art Institute，代頓，1989
年，編號14
聖安東尼奧藝術博物館，1986年

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