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新石器時期 三孔玉刀
See a related jade blade similarly drilled with the holes from one side as the present lot, Neolithic period, illustrated by J.Rawson, Chinese Jade: from the Neolithic to the Qing, London, 1995, p.186, pl.10:18. Compare with a related jade blade, Neolithic period, excavated from Qianshan, Anhui Province, in the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in the Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Jade, vol.1, Beijing, 2011, pl.53, p.94. See also a related jade axe, Neolithic period, illustrated in Jade Wares Stored by Xi'an Cultures Relics Administration Board, Xi'an, 1992, p.12. Another jade knife with three perforations, late Neolithic age, unearthed from the tomb of Bi Yuan at Linyan Mountain, Wu County, Jiangsu Province in 1970, is illustrated in Gu yu zhi mei, Taipei, 1993, no.8.
Compare with a related jade blade, Neolithic period, which was sold at Bonhams London, 18 May 2023, lot 4.