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A RARE GREEN JADE AXE, YUE, NEOLITHIC PERIOD, LIANGZHU CULTURE
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04月17日 下午5点 开拍 /15天1小时
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Expert authentication:1. Gu Fang has examined the present lot and guarantees its authenticity and the dating above. He assessed it as a piece of notably good quality. A copy of Dr. Gu's signed and notarized expertis, dated 9 April 2007, accompanies this lot. Dr. Gu Fang (born 1962) is an internationally renowned scholar of Chinese art and a leading authority on jades. He graduated from the Department of Archaeology at the prestigious Beijing University in 1986 and later studied at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), where he now serves as a Senior Fellow specializing in archaeological excavations and Chinese jade research. A former visiting scholar at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, he has authored several books on Chinese jades, including the 15-volume The Complete Collection of Jades Unearthed in China(2007), one of the most comprehensive studies of its kind, as well as Chinese Jade: The Spiritual and Cultural Significance of Jade in China (2012).2. Sam Myers has examined the present lot in 2017 and confirmed its authenticity and the dating above. He appraised it at a value of USD 30,000 (or approx. EUR 33,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing). A copy of the valuation from Myrna Myers Arts d'Extrême Orient, Paris, written and signed by Sam Myers, dated 5 May 2017, accompanies this lot. Sam Myers is a scholar and expert of Chinese jades and works of art with over 50 years of experience. In 1976, his wife Myrna Myers opened a gallery in Paris specializing in Asian art, and together the couple built an extraordinary art collection, including one of the world's most distinguished jade collections, published in numerous catalogs and seen around the world in a number of important museum exhibitions.Expert's note:Jade axes such as the present lot are much rarer than bi disks or even the cong tube, as they were seemingly reserved for only the most elite tombs and there is usually only one such axe found in each of these tombs.China, 3300-2200 BC. The broad axe of trapezoidal form, expertly carved with a beveled cutting edge and a large circular hafting hole drilled from both sides and retaining a central ridge. The finely polished, opaque stone of a mottled green color with deep russet and brown patches and veins as well as dark striations.Provenance: Throckmorton Fine Art, New York, United States, by 2007. Collection of Lord Anthony Jacobs, London, United Kingdom, acquired from the above. Collection of Marla M. Kosec, London, United Kingdom, acquired from the above. Lord Anthony Jacobs (1931-2014) was a distinguished British businessman, politician, and philanthropist best known for his leadership of enterprises such as BSM driving schools and the Spudulike restaurant chain. From 1999 to 2002 he sat on the House of Lords Works of Art Committee, reflecting his deep engagement with the arts while building a notable collection over his lifetime. Marla M. Kosec (born 1956) is an American medical professional entrepreneur, philanthropist, and devoted collector whose life has been shaped by decades of travel, service to others, and enduring friendships formed in China, Indonesia, and England. Over 18 years, she assembled a deeply personal collection of Buddhist art and Chinese jades, which she views not as possessions but as living companions.Condition: Very good condition with expected wear, signs of prolonged burial, traces of weathering and erosion with associated small losses, the stone with natural fissures, some of which may have developed into small hairlines.Weight: 784 g (excl. stand), 1,214 g (incl. stand)Dimensions: Length 20.4 cmWith a modern metal stand. (2)While collectively termed 'axe' in English, jade axes have variations of translations in Chinese. Ceremonial jades of a trapezoidal form with a straight or curved edge would be named 'yue', produced for a long duration of time from the Neolithic period to the Zhou dynasty. As a ceremonial weapon, jade 'yue' symbolized power in ancient Chinese culture, it was attached to a wood pole to be carried by officials as an emblem of authority.Literature comparison: Compare a related green jade axe, dated to the Neolithic period, 15.5 cm high, in the British Museum, registration number 1937,0416.16.Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Christie's New York, 19 March 2015, lot 536 Price: USD 40,000 or approx. EUR 46,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing : A large greenish-yellow jade axe, China, Neolithic period-Shang dynasty, circa 2nd-1st millennium BC Expert remark: Compare the closely related form, stone, and manner of carving. Note the similar size (22 cm).Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Christie's London, 6 November 2012, lot 74 Price: GBP 15,000 or approx. EUR 28,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing : A mottled jade axe, Neolithic period, Liangzhu culture, 3rd millennium BC Expert remark: Compare the closely related form, stone, and manner of carving. Note the similar size (17.7 cm).13% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer's premium - only for buyers within the EU.

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