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THE IRVING COLLECTION 歐雲伉儷珍藏 (LOTS 1701-1763)

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A PALE BEIGE AND GREY JADE BI TWO JADE BLADES TWO JADE BI DISCS
DISC 2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM BC NORTHWEST CHINA, 2ND MILLENNIUM
NORTHWEST CHINA, 2ND MILLENNIUM One is an axe of rectangular shape that flares BC
BC slightly outwards towards the cutting edge, The larger bi is carved from semi-translucent
The bi has a large central aperture drilled and has a large hole drilled from one side near stone of tangyu (sugar jade) type and of
from one side. The semi-translucent stone the hafting end, and two additional smaller greyish-white and pale beige tone with areas
has an area of russet-brown staining to one holes, one near the hafting end and one near of brown and beigish-buff alteration. The
section of the outer edge and similar staining the cutting edge, each drilled from one side. smaller is carved from semi-translucent white
to fissures across the surface. The semi-transluscent stone is of mottled stone with areas of brown and yellowish-
pale brown and grey tone with smooth polish. brown alteration.
6æ in. (17.1 cm.) diam., cloth box
The other, of semi-transluscent mottled
The larger, 5Ω in. (14 cm.) diam. (2)
greyish-green color, is a thin fragment of a
$5,000-7,000
blade, with hafting hole drilled from one side
$12,000-18,000
near the tang.
PROVENANCE:
The Irving Collection, New York, by 1987. The larger, 5 in. (12.5 cm.) high. (2) PROVENANCE:
The Irving Collection, New York, by 1987.

$5,000-7,000
中國西北部 公元前二千紀 灰褐玉璧
PROVENANCE: 中國西北部 公元前二千紀 玉璧兩件
The Irving Collection, New York, by 1987.

公元前二至一千紀 玉斧兩件

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