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A NOTCHED YELLOW JADE AXE, QI, ZHOU DYNASTY
奥地利
2024年12月17日 开拍
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A NOTCHED YELLOW JADE AXE, QI, ZHOU DYNASTY

China, 1045-256 BC. The thin axe with a square top and long sides notched with four small flanges, with a small square hole at the top end, and a curved bell-shaped blade reminiscent of a Tibetan kartika flaying knife. The translucent and partly calcified stone of a pale greenish-yellow tone with white streaks and russet veins. Smooth, ancient polish overall.

Provenance: Sydney L. Moss Ltd., London, 1971. Josette and Theo Schulmann, Paris, acquired from the above. Galerie Zacke, Vienna, 25 April 2020, lot 178, sold for EUR 5,000 or approx. EUR 7,800 (adjusted for inflation at the time of writing). A private collector, acquired from the above. A copy of the signed invoice from Sydney L. Moss Ltd., dated 2 March 1971, stating a purchase price of GBP 250, accompanies the lot. The invoice describes this piece as ‘a Chinese archaic Jade Axehead of fine form, set with four lugs, the main shaft with square hole and finely fluted, the blade bellshaped, the Jade of Celadon tones with brown markings. Chou Dynasty, B.C. 1122-256. [sic]’. Josette and Théo Schulmann were passionate dealers of Asian Art and have donated several important works to the Cernuschi Museum.
Condition: Good condition, especially when considering the age of this piece. Expected old wear as well as extensive weathering and erosion, particularly to one side of the blade. Small chips and losses.

Weight: 244.6 g
Dimensions: Height 18.3 cm

The notched flanges on the long sides of this axe distinguish it from the more common plain-form axes. During the late Neolithic, most especially in the Longshan culture, these flanges first appear on axes.

Literature comparison:
Compare two late Shang dynasty jade axes in the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C., accession numbers S1987.691 and S1987.566. Compare another notched jade ceremonial axe, dated to the 13th–11th century BC, 11.4 cm long, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 17.118.45, which was exhibited in “Arts of China” in 2005. Compare a related axe from the Zhou dynasty, in the British Museum, museum number 1947,0712.518. Other jade axes are illustrated in Shanghai bowuguan. Zhongugo gudai yuqi guan/Shanghai Museum Ancient Jade Gallery, Shanghai, 1996, p. 14. Robert P. Youngman, The Youngman Collection of Chinese Jades from Neolithic to Qing, Chicago, 2008, pl. 22. Jessica Rawson, Chinese Jade from the Neolithic to the Qing, London, 1995, pp. 176-8. The Jades from Yinxu, Beijing, 1981, pl. 25, no. 459.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 2 April 2019, lot 3422
Price: HKD 625,000 or approx. EUR 80,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A celadon jade ceremonial axe, qi, Shang dynasty
Expert remark: Compare the related form and color with similar notches and calcification. Note the size (15.3 cm).

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拍品估价:2,400 - 5,000 欧元 起拍价格:2,400 欧元  买家佣金: 35.00%

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