Lot Essay
The aperture on the current axe is exceptionally large, suggesting that it might have been adapted from a bi disc.
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ERLITOU CULTURE, CIRCA 1800-1600 BC
Details
A JADE CEREMONIAL AXE, QI
ERLITOU CULTURE, CIRCA 1800-1600 BC
The flat axe of oval form flares towards a curved cutting edge, and carved to the long edges with ridged teeth.
6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm.) long, box
ERLITOU CULTURE, CIRCA 1800-1600 BC
The flat axe of oval form flares towards a curved cutting edge, and carved to the long edges with ridged teeth.
6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm.) long, box
Provenance
The Yangdetang Collection, Taipei, acquired prior to 1995
Literature
Teng Shu-p’ing, Collectors’ Exhibition of Archaic Chinese Jades, Taipei, 1995, pl. 62
Exhibited
National Palace Museum, Collectors’ Exhibition of Archaic Chinese Jades, Taipei, 1995, Catalogue, pl. 62
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