A YELLOW JADE CEREMONIAL BLADE, YUE Neolithic Period, 3rd millennium BCTHE PROPERTY OF A BRITISH FAMILY英國家族藏品A YELLOW JADE CEREMONIAL BLADE, YUENeolithic Period, 3rd millennium BCThe rectangular blade tapering towards the pierced handle to the upper section, flaring slightly towards the cutting edge, the stone of pale greenish-yellow tone with russet patches. 18cm (7 1/8in) long. 新石器时期，公元前三千年 玉鉞Provenance: Roger Keverne Ltd., LondonA British private collectionPublished, Illustrated and Exhibited: Roger Keverne Ltd., Winter Exhibition, London, 2002, no.84來源：倫敦古董商Roger Keverne Ltd.英國私人收藏展覽著錄：R. Keverne，《冬季展覽》，2002年，倫敦，編號84See a related jade axe-blade, Neolithic period, in the collection of the National Museum of History, Taipei, illustrated by J.Johnston and Chan Lai Pik, 5,000 Years of Chinese Jade, Taipei, 2011, no.9; and another example in the Illustrated Catalogue of Ancient Jade Artefacts in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, 1982, no.23.Compare with a related jade blade, Neolithic period, which was sold at Bonhams London, 7 June 2021, lot 422.sold_price_type: £