Exhibited: Archaic Chinese Bronzes, Jades and Works of Art, J.J. Lally & Co., New York, 1994, cat. no. 14.
Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, New York, 21 September 2021
Lot 45. A stone axe, Neolithic period. Length 5½ in., 14.1 cm. Estimate: 8,000 - 10,000 USD. Lot sold: 10,080 USD. © Sotheby's 2021
of circular form pierced with a central aperture, densely carved to both sides with spiral patterns enclosed within line borders, the stone a deep hunter-green streaked with russet and areas of calcification.
Exhibited: Archaic Chinese Bronzes, Jades and Works of Art, J.J. Lally & Co., New York, 1994, cat. no. 14.
Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, New York, 21 September 2021

