Lot Essay
Bronze Ge blades were the infantry weapons of the Shang and Western Zhou dynasties and the jade reproductions were certainly for ceremonial purposes.
SHANG DYNASTY (CIRCA 1600-1100 BC)
Details
A MOTTLED-GREEN JADE BLADE, GE
SHANG DYNASTY (CIRCA 1600-1100 BC)
With a meridian ridge running along the length of the blade, well worked on either side with four subtle facets, drilled with one fastening hole at the end, the well-polished stone of an attractive greyish-green tone with lighter inclusions
10¼ in. (26 cm.) long, fitted box
SHANG DYNASTY (CIRCA 1600-1100 BC)
With a meridian ridge running along the length of the blade, well worked on either side with four subtle facets, drilled with one fastening hole at the end, the well-polished stone of an attractive greyish-green tone with lighter inclusions
10¼ in. (26 cm.) long, fitted box
Literature
S. Howard Hansford, Jade - Essence of Hills and Streams, Johannesburg, 1969, no. A37, p.42
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