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A STUDY COLLECTION OF ARCHAIC JADES AND FRAGMENTS SHANG DYNASTY AND LATER
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3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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Description
comprising: a jade axe head; two blades; a carving of a dog; a rabbit; a stylised `dragon' pendant; a small bronze weight; two bone carvings; and a silver inlaid shell
Provenance
The blades: Sir H.Ingram Collection nos. X.474., X.476 and x.477.
The dog: Sir H.Ingram Collection no. x.604.
The rabbit: Sir H.Ingram Collection no. X.726.
The pendant: Sir H.Ingram Collection no. X.935.
The bronze weight:Sir H.Ingram Collection no. R.765.
The bones: Sir H.Ingram Collection no. R.934 and X.845.
The shell: Sir H. Ingram Collection no. X.785A.
Catalogue Note
For similar examples to the bone carvings, see Transactions of the Oriental Ceramics Society, 1951-53, vol.27, plate 9., p.49.