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ਠ ͗ A JADE CEREMONIAL BLADE, GE,
Ї ˑ SHANG - WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY
Г the thin blade with bevelled edges and a shallow medial ridge, gently tapering to a curved tip, the tang pierced with an aperture for

մ hafting, the softly polished stone of a warm attractive beige tone
14.5 cm

PROVENANCE Ը๕j
Collection of Mr and Mrs Richard C. Bull. Richard C. Bull ͸ᙨϗᔛ
Sotheby's New York, 6th December 1983, lot 162. ॲߒᘽబˢ1983ϋ12˜6˚dᇜ໮162
EXHIBITED
࢝ᚎj
British Museum, London, on loan, 1995.
ɽߵ௹ي᎜dࡐ౱d࠾࢝d1995ϋ
LITERATURE
̈وj
Jessica Rawson, Chinese Jade from the Neolithic to the Qing,
London, 1995, pl. 10:25. ᖯಌdChinese Jade from the Neolithic to the Qing‘d
ࡐ౱d1995ϋdྡو10:25
HK$ 100,000-150,000
US$ 12,800-19,200

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ʩ ͣ A WHITE JADE 'FLOWER' ORNAMENT,
Ї ͗ YUAN - MING DYNASTY

׼ ᎉ with eight scalloped petals, the sides slightly folded inwards, the centre perforated with a diamond-shape cut-out, the plain underside
ڀ accentuating the curved shapes of the petals, the stone of a translucent celadon-tinged white tone
5.3 by 6.5 cm
ུ
΁ PROVENANCE Ը๕j
Chung Wah Pui, Hong Kong, 30th March 1993. ᒤശ੃d࠰ಥd1993ϋ3˜30˚
EXHIBITED ࢝ᚎj
British Museum, London, on loan, 1995.
ɽߵ௹ي᎜dࡐ౱d࠾࢝d1995ϋ
LITERATURE
̈وj
Jessica Rawson, Chinese Jade from the Neolithic to the Qing,
London, 1995, pl. 25:17. ᖯಌdChinese Jade from the Neolithic to the Qing‘d
ࡐ౱d1995ϋdྡو25:17
HK$ 20,000-30,000
US$ 2,550-3,850

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