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         A LARGE DRAK GREEN JADE ADZE                      A PALE RUSSET JADE CEREMONIAL
         LONGSHAN CULTURE, CIRCA 2500-2000 BC              BLADE, GUI
         The adze flares slightly towards the cutting edge with wide bevel   LONGSHAN CULTURE, CIRCA 2500-2000 BC
         on one side, and a circular aperture to the other. The stone has a   The long narrow blade tapers slightly toward the bevelled cutting
         dark green colour covered extensively with white alteration.
                                                           edge, and is drilled with a hafting hole from one side near the
         10 ‰ in. (27.5 cm.) long, box
                                                           butt. The softly polished stone is of a cafe-au-lait colour with some
                                                           caramel inclusions.
                                        US$3,900-6,400
                                                           9 in. (22.9m cm.) long, box
         HK$30,000-50,000
         PROVENANCE
         Lantien Shanfang Collection, acquired in Hong Kong in 1993  HK$70,000-90,000    US$9,000-12,000
                                                           PROVENANCE
         㹪൷ᐸ٫   ⌅ἕ㚐                                        Lantien Shanfang Collection, acquired in Taipei in 1991
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                                                           ϝᬝ
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