NEOLITHIC PERIOD, NORTHWEST CHINA, 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.

Details

A MOTTLED SEMI-OPAQUE GREYISH-GREEN JADE BLADE
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, NORTHWEST CHINA, 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
9 3⁄8 in. (23.8 cm.) long, box

Provenance

Tai Sing Fine Antiques Ltd., Hong Kong, November 1987

Literature

Nicole De Bisscop, Chinese Jade and Scroll Paintings from the Dongxi Collection, Brussels, 1995, p. 30, no. 4

Exhibited

Chinese Jade and Scroll Paintings from the Dongxi Collection, Kredietbank Gallery, Brussels, 25 October - 17 December 1995; Kredietbank Luxembourg, 1 February - 13 April 1996, no. 4

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Lot Essay

The stone of this blade appears to be similar to a blade with three holes, Qijia culture, found at the Zongri site, Tongde, Qinghai province, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Jades Unearthed in China, vol. 15, Beijing, 2005, p. 151

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