Songze or Liangzhu culture

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... [Lire la suite]