Lot 152. A mottled stone axe, Neolithic period, Songze or Liangzhu culture. Length 14.2 cm, 5⅝ in. Lot sold: 1,764 GBP (Estimate: 1,000 - 1,500 GBP). © 2022 Sotheby's.

of flattened section, with softly beveled edges, pierced at one end with a large circular aperture.

Provenance: R.H. Ellsworth, New York, 14th January 1987. 

Literature: Jessica Rawson, Chinese Jade from the Neolithic to the Qing, London, 1995, pl. 10:7.

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