Asian Art I - 20th May 2015

Lot 149

A CHINESE SPINACH-GREEN JADE CEREMONIAL BLADE

Estimate £3,000 - £5,000

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Description

A CHINESE SPINACH-GREEN JADE CEREMONIAL BLADE, GUI

HAN DYNASTY OR LATER

Of slightly tapering form, with a circular aperture to one end, the stone with brown and creamy striations, and a celadon jade dagger blade, 24.1cm. (2)

Provenance: from the collection of Prof. Klaus J Mueller (1923-2010), acquired in Hong Kong in the 1960s.