Lot 42. Huit dagues miniatures en jade, ge, Dynastie Shang-Dynastie des Zhou Occidentaux, ca. 1200-950 avant J.-C. Estimate 20,000 — 30,000 €. Lot sold 35,000 €. Photo: Sotheby's.

EIGHT MINIATURE JADE DAGGERS, GE, SHANG DYNASTY TO WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, CA. 1200-950 BC

la fine lame allongée à la pointe en double biseau, le tang percé d'un petit orifice : l'une en jade de couleur vert olive aux tons jaunes, l'une en jade vert foncé (non percée), l'une en jade brun aux tons jaunes, l'une en jade couleur ivoire, l'une en jade gris et brun, l'une en jade vert épinard aux inclusions noires, l'une en jade gris olive au tang cranté, l'une en jade blanc à tons verts (8). De 5,9 à 12,6 cm, from 2 3/8  to 5 in..

Provenance: Six daggers: Acquired in Beijing, between January 1941 and November 1943, at least two acquired from Huang Jun (1880-1952) (Huang Bochuan), owner of Tong gu zhai (according to Max Loehr's notes).
Collection of Prof. Max Loehr (1903-1988). 
J. J. Lally & Co., New York, 1993..

Exhibited: Early Chinese Jades. A Loan Exhibition Presented by the Museum of Art, University of Michigan, Alumni Memorial Hall, Ann Arbor, March 22 through April 22, 1953, nos. 37-40.
Chinese Archaic Jades and Bronzes from the Estate of Professor Max Loehr and Others, J. J. Lally & Co., New York, 1993, no. 44. 

Literature: Max Loehr, Early Chinese Jades. A Loan Exhibition Presented by the Museum of Art, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1953, cat. nos. 37-40.
J. J. Lally & Co., Chinese Archaic Jades and Bronzes from the Estate of Professor Max Loehr and Others, New York, 1993, cat. no. 44. 

Sotheby's. Jades Archaïques de Chine Comprenant L’ancienne Collection Max Loehr / Early Chinese Jade and Hardstone Carvings Including The Collection Of Max Loehr, Paris, 15 Dec 2016