A VERY LARGE ARCHAIC JADE AXE BLADE, DAO Neolithic Period (2)THE PROPERTY OF A BRITISH FAMILY英國家族藏品A VERY LARGE ARCHAIC JADE AXE BLADE, DAONeolithic PeriodThe long blade skilfully rendered with a crisp thinness, of trapezoid shape, the cutting edge very gently curved and marked with a subtle bevelled edge, the blade drilled with three apertures along the upper edge with a larger one toward one end and lower down, the stone of pale green tone with russet and milk-white veins, fitted box. 38.5cm (15in) long. (2).新石器時代 玉刀Provenance: Charles Vignier (1863-1934) Baron Klaus-Detlof von Oertzen (1894-1991) and Baroness Irene von Oertzen (1908-2007) Roger Keverne Ltd., LondonA British private collection, acquired from the above on 21 May 2009Published, Illustrated and Exhibited: S.Howard Hansford, Jade - Essence of Hills and Streams, Johannesburg, 1969, no.A34, p.42來源：Charles Vignier（1863-1934）舊藏Klaus-Detlof von Oertzen男爵（1894-1991）和 Irene von Oertzen （1908-2007）女爵舊藏 倫敦古董商 Roger Keverne Ltd.英国私人收藏，2009年5月21日從以上處購得展覽著錄： S.Howard Hansford, 《Jade - Essence of Hills and Streams》, 約翰內斯堡, 1969年, 編號A34, 第42頁Charles Vignier (1863-1934) was a Swiss-born poet, writer, collector, and dealer in antiquities. He was the expert on Asian art at the Hôtel Drouot, Paris, and was a key figure in introducing early Chinese art and, later, African art to avant-garde collectors in Paris, including Henri Matisse and Roger Fry. Compare with a related jade blade, Xia dynasty, illustrated in the Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum, Beijing, 2011, pp.24-25, no.3. See also a Longshan jade blade with a slightly curved cutting edge illustrated in The Complete Collection of Jades Unearthed in China, vol.14, Shaanxi, 2007, pl.8; and a blade attributed to the Shenmu Culture in the collection of the Harvard Art Museums, illustrated by J.F.So, Early Chinese Jades in the Harvard Art Museums, New Haven, 2019, no.6B.sold_price_type: £