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THE IRVING COLLECTION 歐雲伉儷珍藏 (LOTS 1701-1763)
1738
1738 1739 1740
A MOTTLED GREEN AND OPAQUE A SMALL PALE GREENISH-WHITE TWO JADE DISCS
IVORY-COLORED JADE AXE JADE CONG NORTHWEST CHINA, 2ND MILLENNIUM BC
LATE SHANG-WESTERN ZHOU NORTHWEST CHINA, 1ST MILLENNIUM The larger has a smooth, rounded central aperture,
DYNASTY, 12TH-8TH CENTURY BC BC the semi-translucent stone of olive-green tone
The blade flares outwards at the curved Possibly from Xi'an or Gansu, the cong has with some brown mottling. The smaller with
cutting edge opposite the hafting end which flat sides and a shallow collar at each end. The central aperture is drilled from one side, the mostly
has a small hole drilled from both sides. semi-translucent, pale greenish-white stone opaque stone of mottled brown color.
The long, narrow sides are carved with two now has areas of opaque buff alteration and The larger, 5º in. (13.5 cm.) diam., cloth box (2)
pairs of notched flanges. The mottled olive- russet veining.
green stone has ivory-colored alteration at 1√ in. (4.7 cm.) wide $7,000-10,000
the hafting end on one side and is almost
completely altered on the opposite side.
$4,000-6,000 PROVENANCE:
4æ in. (12.2 cm.) high, cloth box The Irving Collection, New York, by 1987.
PROVENANCE:
$6,000-8,000 The Irving Collection, New York, by 1987. 中國西北部 公元前二千紀 玉璧兩件
PROVENANCE:
The Irving Collection, New York, by 1987. 中國西北部 公元前一千紀 青白玉琮
晚商/西周 公元前十二至八世紀
灰綠玉斧