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



















































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          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
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