Lot Essay
Compare to a similar yet smaller jade ge(13.8 cm.) , illustrated in Zhongguo yuqi quanji – 2 – Shang, Xi Zhou, Hebei, 1993, pl.215.
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EARLY WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, C. MID-11TH-MID-10TH CENTURY BC
Details
A GREEN JADE GE-HALBERD BLADE
EARLY WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, C. MID-11TH-MID-10TH CENTURY BC
The jade is thinly carved with a long blade with two ridges on each side and tapering asymmetrically to a tip, with a hole pierced below the short narrower tang which slightly flares to the butt edge.
7 ½ in. (19.1 cm.) long, box
EARLY WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, C. MID-11TH-MID-10TH CENTURY BC
The jade is thinly carved with a long blade with two ridges on each side and tapering asymmetrically to a tip, with a hole pierced below the short narrower tang which slightly flares to the butt edge.
7 ½ in. (19.1 cm.) long, box
Provenance
Lantien Shanfang Collection, acquired in Hong Kong in 1993