A JADE BLADE AND STAND

PROBABLY WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY (1100-771 BC)

Details

A JADE BLADE AND STAND
PROBABLY WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY (1100-771 BC)
The long blade is carved with three circular holes of different sizes. The semi-translucent stone is of a pale yellowish-green tone, with opaque cream, russet and black markings.
14 5/8 in. (37.2 cm.) long

Provenance

From a private English collection.

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Please note the provenance for this lots should also read 'Purchased in the UK in 1981'.

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Lot Essay

Compare the present lot to a bisconvex knife in the Grenville L. Winthrop Collection, illustrated in Ancient Chinese Jades from the Grenville L. Winthrop Collection in the Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, USA, 1975, p.168, pl. 216 (see fig. 1).

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