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PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
AN EXCEPTIONAL AND RARE ARCHAIC GREEN JADE CEREMONIAL BLADE
SHANG DYNASTY (BC1600-1100)
Details
AN EXCEPTIONAL AND RARE ARCHAIC GREEN JADE CEREMONIAL BLADE
SHANG DYNASTY (BC1600-1100)
The blade is thinly carved with the elongated yuan extending to a gently tapered tip, with a beveled edge on one side. The end is finely incised with a band of lozenge patterns between triple lines, the nei pierced with an aperture and carved at the end with five grooves forming the teeth. The softly polished stone is of a pale green tone with a distinctive band of opaque white calcification.
12 1/8 in. (30.8 cm) long
SHANG DYNASTY (BC1600-1100)
The blade is thinly carved with the elongated yuan extending to a gently tapered tip, with a beveled edge on one side. The end is finely incised with a band of lozenge patterns between triple lines, the nei pierced with an aperture and carved at the end with five grooves forming the teeth. The softly polished stone is of a pale green tone with a distinctive band of opaque white calcification.
12 1/8 in. (30.8 cm) long
Provenance
Collection of Stephen Junkunc, III (d. 1978), United States
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Marco Almeida (安偉達)
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