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Lot 6973                                        Lot 6974                                          Lot 6975

JADE CARVED RITUAL DAGGER                       JADE CARVED RITUAL DAGGER                         CELADON JADE CARVED ‘TIGER’
ORNAMENT                                        ORNAMENT                                          ORNAMENT
商 直援玉戈                                          商 玉戈                                              青玉虎形佩
Shang Dynasty period.                           Shang Dynasty period.
                                                                                                  The jade ornament carved in the form of a tiger,
The jade ritual ornament carved in the form of  The jade ritual ornament carved in the form of    small stringing hole at the neck area, the jade is
a dagger, with a stringing hole on the carved   a dagger, with a stringing hole on the carved     of celadon color tone with significant russet.
handle, the jade is of white and brown color    handle, the jade is of celadon yellow color tone  玉質青色，晶瑩細潤，虎形整體向前。頸有一孔，
tone.                                           with russet.                                      以備系佩。虎身紋飾用粗細不同的陰刻線條和剔地
此戈表面大部分受沁，器表呈褐色或雞骨白色。戈                                                                            的隱起面處理相結合。背部磨光。其紋飾古樸，造
體厚重，有闌，內端雕刻出齒牙六枚，作有規律的                          玉質為灰白玉。器表有黃、黑、褐色沁斑，無胡直                            型生動，刻工精細。
排列，援部中間起脊，內部有一鑽孔，玉戈是重要                          內戈，上下刃近內部有扉棱。戈是商周流行的一種                            Length: 6 in (15.2 cm)
儀仗用具之一，是研究中國古代禮製的重要實物                           兵器，以玉為戈始見於二裡頭文化，其後流行於
資料。                                             商、周兩代。由於玉石本身質地堅脆，無法將玉戈                            $1,500 - $2,000
Length: 13 in (33.0 cm)                         用於實戰搏擊，且大量出土的玉戈無使用痕跡，可
                                                知商周時期的玉戈應是一種儀仗器。
$2,000 - $3,000
                                                Length: 12 1/2 in (31.8 cm)

                                                $1,500 - $2,000

Lot 6976                                                               Lot 6977

YELLOW-BROWN AND REDDISH-BLACK JADE CONG                               WHITE JADE CARVED ‘BIRD’ CANE HANDLE
宋 玉琮配紅木底座                                                              漢 白玉鳥形杖首
Song Dynasty period.                                                   Han Dynasty period.
                                                                       The white jade cane handle in the shape of a bird, with elongated neck
With flat sides and a shallow collar at each end, the yellow-brownish  and tail extending from domed body, the exterior incised with intricate
and reddish-black colored jade stone now has areas of brown and stone  archaic patterns, bottom hollow for cane peg, the jade is of celadon-
veins, set on wooden stand.                                            yellowish color tone with slight russet.

本件玉琮玉色呈老土紅、黑、黃等色，出土久，已熟坑。部分透光通紅，推                                      以玉作六器，以禮天地四方:以蒼璧禮天，以黃琮禮地，以青圭禮東方，以赤
屬白或黃玉，原生坑出土時應有石灰白及紅土、黑褐色沁、腐蝕、白化、沁                                      璋禮南方，以白琥禮西方，以玄璜禮北方。 二為國事中禮儀饋贈。三作佩
斑等礦物變化經收藏家長期把玩，已脫胎換骨。雖腐蝕面皮殼部分把玩脫                                       系，也作不同身份的標誌。
落，但玉質變硬，產生油光，老殘處及其他各部白灰皮轉變玉質，色變土
紅、土黃，色澤更深，油臘包漿特內斂自然。常見的良渚玉器，因長時間埋                                      Length: 2 1/2 in (6.3 cm)
藏於地下，往往灰白蝕變嚴重，本器經一甲子把玩已呈老土大紅脫胎換骨甚
為難得。                                                                   $3,000 - $4,000

Height: 1 5/8 in (4.1 cm)                                                                                                                      December 2016 | 53
Length: 2 3/8 in (6.0 cm)
Width: 2 3/8 in (6.0 cm)

$2,500 - $3,500
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