Page 150 - Chinese Art Auction April 25, 2020 2020 Galerie Zacke

175
A JAde AXe, yue, lIANgZhu culTuRe,
cIRcA 3300-2200 bc
The broad axe flares towards the cutting edge and bears a single hole
pierced from both sides. The now opaque and smoothly polished
stone is of a mottled buff and pale taupe color with streaks of iron red.
One side bears a finely raised engraving of an archaic mask with a pair
of incised circular eyes and a simplified mouth formed by a small band
with rounded ends.

Provenance: From a private collection. Acquired in Hong Kong prior to
1997.
condition: Extensive weathering, calcification and weathering.
Miniscule losses and areas of erosion.

Weight: 224.7 g
Dimensions: Height 14.8 cm
Auction result comparison: Compare with a related yue at Christies New
york in The Collection of robert Hatfield Ellsworth Part III - Chinese Works
of Art: Qing Ceramics, Glass and Jade Carvings, 19 March 2015, lot 488, sold
for USD $35,000.

玉鉞，良渚文化，約公元前3300-2200
寬斧頭，刀刃張開，並在兩側開有一個單孔。玉石不透明，表面光滑呈淺黃色、淺灰
褐色和鐵紅色條紋。 一側帶有一副刻有圓形眼睛的古代面具，精細雕刻，並由帶有
圓形末端的小帶子形成的嘴。
來源：私人收藏。1997年前購於香港。
品相：廣泛鈣化和風化。微小的損失和侵蝕區域。
重量：224.7 克
尺寸：高 14.8 厘米
estimate euR 3.000,-
Starting price EUr 1.500,-

145