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A SMALL CELADON AND BROWN JADE AXE
NEOLITHIC PERIOD (c.5,000-2,000 B.C.)
The axe of rounded rectangular shape with one edge carved as a blade, the upper surface smooth with sloping edges, pierced with a hole drilled from both sides, the stone of mottled celadon and brown tones with a smooth polish
2 3/8in. (6.0cm.) long, box
NEOLITHIC PERIOD (c.5,000-2,000 B.C.)
The axe of rounded rectangular shape with one edge carved as a blade, the upper surface smooth with sloping edges, pierced with a hole drilled from both sides, the stone of mottled celadon and brown tones with a smooth polish
2 3/8in. (6.0cm.) long, box
Literature
Wu Hung, 'Tradition and Innovation, Ancient Chinese Jades in the Gerald Godfrey Collection', fig. 14
Exhibited
Pacific Asia Museum, 1986, Catalogue, no. 4
San Antonio Museum of Art, 1986
The Dayton Art Institute, 1989, no. 21
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1990-91
San Antonio Museum of Art, 1986
The Dayton Art Institute, 1989, no. 21
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1990-91