Sale 18823
New York
|
25 September 2020
Price realised
USD 11,250
Estimate
A MOTTLED GREEN AND OPAQUE IVORY-COLORED JADE AXE LATE SHANG-WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, 12TH-8TH CENTURY BC The blade flares outwards at the curved cutting edge opposite the hafting end which has a small hole drilled from both sides. The long, narrow sides are carved with two pairs of notched flanges. The mottled olive-green stone has ivory-colored alteration at the hafting end on one side and is almost completely altered on the opposite side. 4 ¾ in. (12.2 cm.) high, cloth box
Provenance
The Irving Collection, New York, by 1987.
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