AN ARCHAIC BLACK JADE AXE, YUE Neolithic PeriodTHE PROPERTY OF A BRITISH FAMILY英國家族藏品AN ARCHAIC BLACK JADE AXE, YUENeolithic PeriodOf flat rectangular shape, tapering to the cutting edge, bevelled on three sides, pierced through with a large aperture towards the narrow end, the stone of lustrous black tone. 14cm (5 1/2in) long.新石器時代 玉鉞Provenance: Prof. Cheng Te-kun (1908-2001), Cambridge (The Mu-Fei collection)Roger Keverne Ltd., LondonA British private collection, acquired from the above in December 2007Published, Illustrated and Exhibited: Cheng Te-kun, 'The Carving of Jade in the Shang Period', Transactions of the Oriental Ceramic Society, pl.1(3a) Cheng Te-kun, Shang China, Cambridge, 1960, pl.XIV(b)Roger Keverne Ltd., Winter Exhibition, London, 2006, no.80來源：鄭德坤（1908-2001）教授舊藏，劍橋倫敦古董商Roger Keverne Ltd.英國私人收藏，2007年12月從上處購得展覽著錄：鄭德坤，《The Carving of Jade in the Shang Period》, 東方陶瓷學會會刊, 圖版編號1(3a).鄭德坤，《Shang China》，劍橋，1960年，圖版編號 XIV(b).Roger Keverne Ltd.,《冬季展覽》，倫敦，2006年，編號80Compare with a similar jade axe, Neolithic period, in the British Museum, illustrated by J.Rawson, Chinese Jade: From the Neolithic to the Qing , London, 1995, pl.10:12, p.176.sold_price_type: £