Lot 210
  • 210

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.