19th Nov, 2021 9:00

Asian Art II

 
  Lot 570
 

A CHINESE CELADON JADE AXE HEAD.

A CHINESE CELADON JADE AXE HEAD, YUE.

With body gently tapered towards the rounded blade and a large circular aperture, the stone with white veins and black mottling, raised on a wood stand, 20cm long. (2)

Provenance: from the collection of David Scrase (1949 – 2020).

Renowned scholar and curator, David Scrase was Honorary Keeper of Italian Drawings, Honorary Marlay Group member, former Assistant Keeper, then Keeper, of Paintings, Drawings and Prints and Assistant Director (Collections) of the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. An internationally acclaimed authority on Italian art, particularly drawings, Scrase published extensively and on a variety of subjects. His generosity was well known through the numerous thoughtful donations to the Fitzwilliam and other museums he made throughout his lifetime.
青玉雕斧連木座

來源:著名學者收藏家David Scrase收藏。

Sold for £3,500

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