Lot Essay
Compare a smaller celadon jade qi (9.6 cm), illustrated in Zhongguo yuqi quanji – 2 – Shang, Xi Zhou, Hebei, 1993, no.217.
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WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, C. 1100-771 BC
Details
A JADE CEREMONIAL AXE, QI
WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, C. 1100-771 BC
The flat axe of square form slightly flares towards a curved cutting edge, and carved to the long edges with ridged teeth.
5 3/8 in. (13.5 cm.) long, box
WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, C. 1100-771 BC
The flat axe of square form slightly flares towards a curved cutting edge, and carved to the long edges with ridged teeth.
5 3/8 in. (13.5 cm.) long, box
Provenance
Yangdetang Collection, acquired in Taipei in 1988