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A GROUP OF FIVE JADE RE-CARVED BLADES, SHANG DYNASTY (1600-1100BC) AND LATER
comprising a opaque creamy grey jade blade with slanting point and handle; a black and brown jade blade; a dark green jade rectangular blade; a dark creamy celadon jade blade; a slender creamy white jade blade; and a black jade re-carved axe -- The first, 7 7/8in. (20cm.) long, the fifth with fitted box. (6)
comprising a opaque creamy grey jade blade with slanting point and handle; a black and brown jade blade; a dark green jade rectangular blade; a dark creamy celadon jade blade; a slender creamy white jade blade; and a black jade re-carved axe -- The first, 7 7/8in. (20cm.) long, the fifth with fitted box. (6)
Provenance
First and Second: J.T. Tai & Co., New York, 14th July 1965; Third: A.W. Bahr Collection, Weybridge, 1963; Fourth: J.T. Tai & Co., New York, prior to 1966; Fifth and Sixth: A.W. Bahr Collection, Weybridge, 1963.
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