Lot 149. A  jade axe section, Neolithic period, possibly Liangzhu culture. Length 14.7 cm, 5¾ in. Lot sold: 3,780 GBP (Estimate: 3,000 - 5,000 GBP). © 2022 Sotheby's.

of rounded rectangular form, with a hole towards one end, the stone calcified to an opaque creamy colour with grey flecks, a deep groove running the length of the stone.

Provenance: Luen Chai Curios, Hong Kong, 14th September 1988.

Literature: Jessica Rawson, Chinese Jade from the Neolithic to the Qing, London, 1995, pl. 10:11.

Sotheby's. HOTUNG | 何東 The Personal Collection of the late Sir Joseph Hotung | Part II: Day. London, 8 December 2022