Shang and Western Zhou: The Dynastic Cycle Emerges in Ancient China
Tue, Dec 20, 2022 09:00AM EST
Live Auction
Lot 24
Insignia Blade (Zhang) with Turquoise Inlay, Shang Period, Longshan/Erilitou Style (1600-1100 BCE)
Estimate: $25,000 - $30,000
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This long svelte blade, called a zhang, is made of a dark green to black nephrite with blue mottling. Edges where the jade is thinner reveal a bright translucent green color. The jade takes the shape of a long sword-like form with a slightly flaring mouth and a rectangular haft. One perforation and four pairs of nodules decorate the handle. Three equidistant perforations forming a triangle are filled with turquoise. Traces of soil and cinnabar remain. Similar zhang have been found throughout Sichuan province and elsewhere.
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Jade, H: 25 1/8 in. W: 3 1/2 in. Th: 2/16 in. With a certificate of authenticity issued by Gu Fang, Senior Fellow of the Institute of Archaeology Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS)
(#2095)
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