Lot Essay
Similar jade fish-form knives are excavated from Yinxu, see five in various sizese published in The Jades from Yinxu, Beijing, 1982, no. 30 (fig. 1).
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SHANG DYNASTY, C. 1600-1100 BC
Details
THREE JADE FISH-FORM KNIVES
SHANG DYNASTY, C. 1600-1100 BC
Each flattened jade is carved in the form of a fish, finely detailed to their bodies with incisions depicting its scales and fins.
Longest: 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm.) long, box (3)
SHANG DYNASTY, C. 1600-1100 BC
Each flattened jade is carved in the form of a fish, finely detailed to their bodies with incisions depicting its scales and fins.
Longest: 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm.) long, box (3)
Provenance
Lantien Shanfang Collection, acquired in Taipei in 1992