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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN

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TWO JADE CEREMONIAL BLADES

SHANG DYNASTY, CIRCA 17TH-11TH CENTURY BC

One blade is in the form of a ge dagger-axe with bevelled edges

and a medial ridge on both sides; the other blade is of rectangular

form with rounded corners, pierced with a hole near one end.

The ge blade: 10 º in. (26 cm.) long; the rectangular blade: 6 æ in.

(17 cm.) long (2)

HK$100,000-150,000 US$13,000-19,000

PROVENANCE

The ge blade: Collection of Sackville George Pelham (1888-1948),
5th Earl of Yarborough
The rectangular blade: Collection of Lord Cunliffe (1855-1920)
Sold at Bonhams London, 11 November 2002, lot 94

商 玉戈及玉斧

來源
玉戈：Yarborough 伯爵五世，Sackville George Pelham（1888-
1948）珍藏
玉斧：康利夫勛爵（1855-1920）珍藏
倫敦邦瀚斯，2002 年 11 月 11 日，拍品 94 號

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