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THREE JADE CEREMONIAL BLADES, SHANG DYNASTY (1600-1100BC)
the first of a mottled dark grey tone, of pointed form, with a round drill hole to the tang; the second of translucent grey-green tone, of flattened rectangular broadening form, with one large drill hole to the narrow end; and a further mottled black and white jade rectangular blade with slightly flaring sides, the stone altered to white in areas, carved with four projecting teeth on either side and a large drill hole between them -- the first, 10 9/16in. (26.8cm.) long. (3)
the first of a mottled dark grey tone, of pointed form, with a round drill hole to the tang; the second of translucent grey-green tone, of flattened rectangular broadening form, with one large drill hole to the narrow end; and a further mottled black and white jade rectangular blade with slightly flaring sides, the stone altered to white in areas, carved with four projecting teeth on either side and a large drill hole between them -- the first, 10 9/16in. (26.8cm.) long. (3)
Provenance
First: J.T. Tai & Co., New York, 1963; Second and Third: A.W. Bahr Collection, Weybridge, 1963.
Exhibited
Third: The Art of Ancient China, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1973-1978.
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