Lot 15. Three hardstone axes, Southeast China, 4th-3rd millennium BC;  The largest, 67⁄8 in. (17.5 cm.) long, cloth box. Estimate USD 2,000 - USD 3,000. Price Realised USD 750. © Christie's Images Ltd 2020

Each axe has a single hafting hole and tapers slightly towards the cutting end. The first axe is of dark grey tone, the second is of grey tone with white and reddish-brown alteration, the third is of light grey tone with buff alteration.

Please note this lot is the property of a private individual.

Provenance: The Irving Collection, New York, by 1987.

Christie's. Art of China. Including Property from the Irving Collection. 18 Nov - 9 Dec 2020