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PROPERTY FROM THE R.H.R PALMER COLLECTION
AN ARCHAISTIC CELADON JADE CEREMONIAL AXE
QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)
Details
AN ARCHAISTIC CELADON JADE CEREMONIAL AXE
QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)
The axe is carved on one end as the head of an opened-mouth mythical beast, with an aperture through its head between the eyes. The stone is of pale greyish celadon tone with a few areas of white inclusion.
5 in. (12.7 cm.) wide
QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)
The axe is carved on one end as the head of an opened-mouth mythical beast, with an aperture through its head between the eyes. The stone is of pale greyish celadon tone with a few areas of white inclusion.
5 in. (12.7 cm.) wide
Provenance
Spink & Son, London, November 1927, as recorded in the RHRP ledger
The Reginald and Lena Palmer Collection, no. 76
The Reginald and Lena Palmer Collection, no. 76
Literature
The Oriental Ceramics Society, Exhibition of Chinese Jades, London, 1948, cat. no. 205
Exhibited
London, The Oriental Ceramics Society, Exhibition of Chinese Jades, 14 April – 9 June 1948
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