11th Apr, 2024 11:00
TWO-DAY AUCTION: Fine Asian Art, Buddhism and Hinduism
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A FINE JADE HALBERD BLADE, GE, SHANG DYNASTY
Sold for €7,800
including Buyer's Premium
Expert’s note: The stone’s natural alteration during burial was clearly influenced by a bi disk resting on top of it, which has left a striking imprint to one side.
China, circa 1400-1200 BC. The long blade with a median ridge extending on both sides and beveled edges continuing to where the blade begins to taper to the point, and with a single hole drilled through the tang. The translucent stone of black and dark gray hues with a creamy white patch in the form of a bi disk.
Provenance: From a French private collection.
Condition: Superb condition, commensurate with age. Wear, minor signs of weathering and erosion, minute nibbles and a microscopic chip to the tip.
Weight: 137.4 g
Dimensions: Length 24 cm
Jade ge of the Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties were mainly used for ceremonial purposes. A significant number of jade ge were found in the tomb of Fu Hao, at Yinxu in Anyang, Henan Province, demonstrating the importance of the ge ritual blades during the Shang dynasty.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 18 March 2009, lot 266
Price: USD 25,000 or approx. EUR 33,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: An opaque jade Ge-halberd blade, Shang dynasty, circa 1400-1200 BC
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form and similar imprint from a bi disk. Note the size (31.1 cm).
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s London, 3 November 2020, lot 2
Price: GBP 287,500 or approx. EUR 432,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A fine greyish-green jade halberd blade, Ge, late Shang dynasty, circa 1200 B.C.
Expert remark: Compare the related form. Note the size (28.9 cm).
Expert’s note: The stone’s natural alteration during burial was clearly influenced by a bi disk resting on top of it, which has left a striking imprint to one side.
China, circa 1400-1200 BC. The long blade with a median ridge extending on both sides and beveled edges continuing to where the blade begins to taper to the point, and with a single hole drilled through the tang. The translucent stone of black and dark gray hues with a creamy white patch in the form of a bi disk.
Provenance: From a French private collection.
Condition: Superb condition, commensurate with age. Wear, minor signs of weathering and erosion, minute nibbles and a microscopic chip to the tip.
Weight: 137.4 g
Dimensions: Length 24 cm
Jade ge of the Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties were mainly used for ceremonial purposes. A significant number of jade ge were found in the tomb of Fu Hao, at Yinxu in Anyang, Henan Province, demonstrating the importance of the ge ritual blades during the Shang dynasty.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 18 March 2009, lot 266
Price: USD 25,000 or approx. EUR 33,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: An opaque jade Ge-halberd blade, Shang dynasty, circa 1400-1200 BC
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form and similar imprint from a bi disk. Note the size (31.1 cm).
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s London, 3 November 2020, lot 2
Price: GBP 287,500 or approx. EUR 432,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A fine greyish-green jade halberd blade, Ge, late Shang dynasty, circa 1200 B.C.
Expert remark: Compare the related form. Note the size (28.9 cm).
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