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JADE
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Featured item: No 105
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84 A fine jade axe (yue) Neolithic period, circa 3rd millennium BC Length: 4 3/4 in, 12.1 cm the broad axe, tapering only very slightly towards the butt, is drilled from one side with a large hole |
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85 A jade knife-shaped ceremonial blade Neolithic period, circa 2000 BC Length: 7 5/8 in, 19.5 cm of approximately rectangular shape and drilled from one side with a large central hole and a smaller hole |
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86 A fine jade chisel-shaped blade Erlitou period, circa 19th to 16th centuries BC, or Shang dynasty Length: 6 1/2 in, 16.5 cm the slender slab tapers toward the butt where there is a small hole drilled from one side. |
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87 A very fine jade axe (qi ) Late Shang dynasty, 13th to 11th centuries BC Length: 6 in, 15.2 cm formed from a generous slab of jade, the bevelled sides flare from the butt to a gently curved cutting edge, also bevelled. |
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88 A fine jade ring Warring States period or early Han dynasty Diameter: 3 in, 7.6 cm of slightly varying thickness, with a central hole. |
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89 A fine jade ring Warring States period Diameter: 2 3/4 in, 7.1 cm created from a slightly uneven slab, with a large central hole. |
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90 A fine, small jade ear cup (erbei ) Han dynasty Length: 3 1/2 in, 8.9 cm of oval form and U-shaped section with a half-moon shaped projection on each longer side forming a handle. |
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91 A fine jade belt plaque Tang dynasty Height: 1 3/8 in, 3.5 cm of almost square form with bevelled edges. |
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92 A fine jade belt plaque Tang dynasty Height: 1 3/8 in, 3.5 cm nearly square with neatly bevelled edges. |
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93 A fine and rare jade belt buckle Song/Ming dynasties Length: 3 5/8 in, 9.2 cm in the form of a long-tailed bird. |
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94 A good jade vase 17th century Height: 3 1/4 in, 8.3 cm worked in the form of a large, curling lotus leaf, with well-defined veins and a long stem, bent upwards. |
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95 A jade model of a fish 17th/18th centuries Height: 3 1/2 in, 8.9 cm partly hollowed. |
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96 A fine, small jade group of Shouxing and a deer Late Ming dynasty Height: 2 in, 5.1 cm the stellar god of longevity sits on the |
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97 A fine jade group of a longevity figure and attendant 18th century Height: 4 3/8 in, 11.1 cm the Immortal carries a large peach in his left hand. |
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98 A fine jade group of three rams 17th century Length: 4 1/8 in, 10.5 cm an adult and two kids, all shown in recumbent positions with their legs tucked beneath their bodies. |
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99 A fine jade figure of Lan Caihe 18th century Height: 5 1/2 in, 14 cm the Immortal is worked in the round. |
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100 A jade vase 18th century Height: 5 1/2 in, 13.9 cm of slightly flattened, circular section with a spreading foot, a long, tapering neck set with two animal-form handles, and an upright mouth. |
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102 A fine jade ruyi sceptre 18th century Length: 15 1/4 in, 38.7 cm the circular head is worked in low relief with a large peach on a leafy, flowering branch, and a smaller pomegranate and finger citron, together making the Three Abundances |
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101 A jade group of a longevity figure and attendant 18th century Height: 2 1/2 in, 6.5 cm worked in the round. The elderly man carries a large branch of leafy, fruiting peach in both hands. |
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103 A rare jade brush 18th century Length: 10 3/8 in, 26.3 cm the cylindrical handle tapers slightly towards the top and is left entirely plain, as is the finely hollowed, straight cover. |
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104 A fine jade vase and cover Qianlong period Height: 11 1/2 in, 29.2 cm the sides of the flattened vessel rise steeply from a splayed foot to wide shoulders, turn inwards to a waisted neck and terminate in an upright mouth. |
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105 A very fine imperial jade boulder Qianlong period Length: 9 1/2 in, 24.2 cm in the form of a mountain and worked in various depths with two scholars on a path beneath a small pavilion and a prunus tree; a waterfall tumbles through the rocks into a pool to one side, all below an inscription reading Wushan di yi quan (The first spring of Mount Wu). Click image for more information |
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106 A jade figure of a crane 17th century Length: 2 5/8 in, 6.7 cm worked in high and low relief with its long neck turned and its beak, in which it holds a branch of leafy, fruiting peach, resting on its back. |
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107 A good, small jade vase 18th century Height: 4 3/4 in, 12 cm of ovoid form, the flattened vase has a spreading foot ring |
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108 A small jade figure of a catfish 17th century Length: 2 1/2in, 6.3 cm worked in the round from a flattish pebble, the coiled fish holds a spray of leafy lingzhi fungus in its mouth. |
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109 A miniature jade pilgrim flask 19th century Height: 3 in, 7.6 cm supported on a spreading foot ring, the flattened globular body rises to a waisted neck, swelling to a small bulb. |
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110 A jade figure of a phoenix 18th century Length: 3 in, 7.6 cm the bird’s crested head is turned over its back and it clasps a leafy floral spray in its beak. |
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111 A small jade group of two cats 18th century Length: 1 1/2 in, 3.8 cm coiled about each other. |
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112 A small jade figure of a horse 18th century Length: 1 3/4 in, 4.5 cm portrayed in a recumbent posture with its legs tucked beneath it. |
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113 A small jade group of Mandarin ducks 18th century Length: 1 3/4 in, 4.5 cm the two ducks hold the stems of a large lotus flower and a lotus leaf, on which they perch, in their beaks. |
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114 A jade dragon plaque 17th/18th centuries Length: 2 1/4 in, 5.7 cm pierced and worked on both sides in the form of a curling chilong holding an open flower in its mouth. |
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115 A very fine jade brush washer 18th century Length: 5 in, 12.7 cm in the form of a ruyi lappet. |
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116 A very fine jade group of a ram and a bird 18th century Length: 3 1/2 in, 8.9 cm well rounded and worked in high relief, the long-tailed bird perches on the recumbent animal’s back. |
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