Fine Chinese Works of Art & Paintings - 24th May 2023

Lot 406

A RARE CHINESE GILDED BRONZE AND JADE CEREMONIAL DAGGER

Estimate £8,000 - £12,000 | Hammer £70000

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Description

A RARE CHINESE GILDED BRONZE AND JADE CEREMONIAL DAGGER
THE HANDLE WARRING STATES PERIOD, THE BLADE SHANG DYNASTY

The openwork gilded bronze hilt with a design of interlaced dragons inset with turquoise beads. The blade of polished grey-white jade with pale rose and light green mottling, 138g, 20.7cm long, 5.8cm wide.
Provenance: from the collection of Adolphe Stoclet, 1871-1949.

Exhibited: Bronze chinois, Paris, Musée de L’Orangerie, 1934, no.411, & Arts de la Chine ancienne, Paris, Musée de L’Orangerie, 1937, no.144.

Published: H F E Visser, Asiatic Art, Amsterdam, 1947, no.55, pl.34. & Georges A Salles and Daisy Lion-Goldschmidt, Adolphe Stoclet Collection (part I), Brussels, 1956, pp.350-353.

戰國及商 銅鎏金龍紋嵌玉戈

來源：Adolphe Stoclet (斯托克萊1871-1949）收藏。

展覽：Bronze chinois, 法國巴黎橘園美術館, 1934年, 編號411 及 Arts de la Chine ancienne, 法國巴黎橘園美術館, 1937年, 編號144。

出版：H F E Visser, Asiatic Art, Amsterdam, 1947年, 編號55, 圖版34 & Georges A Salles and Daisy Lion-Goldschmidt, Adolphe Stoclet Collection (part I), Brussels, 1956年, 頁 350-353。