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A DARK GREEN STONE BLADE
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 2500-2000 BC
The blade is convex on both faces and tapers towards the curved
cutting edge with a rounded upper corner above the hafting hole
drilled from one side. The stone is of an even deep pine-green
colour.
13 ¬ in. (34.6 cm.) long, box
US$3,900-6,400
HK$30,000-50,000
PROVENANCE
Acquired in Hong Kong prior to 1999

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AN OLIVE-GREEN AND RUSSET A PALE CELADON JADE AXE
JADE AXE, YUE NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 2500-2000 BC
LONGSHAN CULTURE, CIRCA 2500-2000 BC The axe flares slightly towards the softly bevelled, rounded cutting
edge, with a hafting hole pierced from both sides near the butt.
The axe is thinly carved in a somewhat trapezoidal shape with two
The stone is of a variegated pale celadon and white tone mottled
small circular apertures on a diagonal line.
with olive-green.
8 ¿ in. (20.6 cm.) long, box
7 ƒ in. (19 cm.) long, box
US$16,000-23,000
US$3,900-6,400
HK$120,000-180,000
HK$30,000-50,000
PROVENANCE
PROVENANCE
Lantien Shanfang Collection, acquired in Hong Kong in 1992
Lantien Shanfang Collection, acquired in Taipei in 1990
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