Lot Essay
Compare to a similarly decorated celadon jade ge excavated from Western Zhuo tomb no.4, Fufeng county, Shaanxi province, illustrated in Zhouyuan yuqi, Taipei, 1996, pl. 39, p.79.
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WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, C. 1100-771 BC
Details
A SMALL JADE GE-HALBERD BLADE
WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, C. 1100-771 BC
The jade is thinly carved with a long blade with a median ridge and bevelled edges on both sides tapering asymmetrically to a tip, with a hole pierced below the narrower tang which flares to the butt edge.
3 ¾ in. (9.6 cm.) long, box
WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, C. 1100-771 BC
The jade is thinly carved with a long blade with a median ridge and bevelled edges on both sides tapering asymmetrically to a tip, with a hole pierced below the narrower tang which flares to the butt edge.
3 ¾ in. (9.6 cm.) long, box
Provenance
Lantien Shanfang Collection, acquired in Taipei in 1991