紅山文化馬首刀Hongshan Culture Jade Knife, L. 42cm, W.14cm, T.2.5cm, 2151grams

 

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In the jade-shaped system of Hongshan culture, there is no shortage of jade made from the shapes of animals, and birds integrated with knives and axes.   Carved with hetian jade, the object is a jade knife with a horse’s head as a knife handle integrated with a crescent moon shape knife body.   The horse head is shown as short-mouthed Mongolian Tarpan breed horse style.   The whole object is full of additive crystals, with dissolved pits and differential weathering antiquity evidence in many areas, the phenomenon of ancient jade is obvious.   Liaoning Provincial Museum Tibetan Red Mountain culture hook shape jade is remarkably similar to this object.   This is an exquisite large Hongshan culture jade knife that connoisseurs are eager to collect.

红山文化马首刀L. 42cm, 2151g。

紅山文化玉器形制中, 不乏以動物禽鳥與刀斧組合而成的玉器.本器之玉質為和田玉種, 形制為馬首為刀柄, 以偃月刀為刀身所組合成的玉器. 馬首短鬃短嘴蒙古Tarpan種馬首造型. 全器滿布增生晶體,多處有溶蝕孔及差異風化, 古玉現象明顯, 皮殼包漿明顯, 有陀具痕跡. 本器系紅山文化類似形制中屬於大件之精品。

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 Appraisal Indexes:
1. quality of jade: 8
2. rareness: 9
3. historical and cultural significance: 8
4. workmanship: 9
5. size:9
6. condition: 10

 

 

清代翠玉龍首刀Qing Dynasty Jadeite Knife, L.20cms, W.6.5cms, D.0.8cm, 300grams

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清代翠玉龍首刀Qing Dynasty Jadeite Knife, L.20cms, W.6.5cms, D.0.8cm, 300grams

本器翠玉雕琢成玉刀形制, 以龍首作為刀柄, 龍首頭上有二角, 龍鼻有二細長龍鬚, 刀背飾遊龍戲珠, 全器刀工古樸有力. 此翠玉龍首刀可能為文鎮之用.Carved with top quality jadeite, the Qing Dynasty knife has dragon motif as the handle. On the back if blade, a cling dragon hongshanhorseknife1Aplaying pearl is seen. Antiquity evidences include differential weathering and exposed crystal planes.

Appraisal Indexes:
1. quality of jade: 10hongshanknife1-11a
2. rareness: 9
3. historical and cultural significance: 8
4. workmanship: 8
5. size:7
6. condition: 10

 

齊家文化黃玉刀, Qijia Culture Jade knife, L.32cm, W.5cm, T. 0.5cm, 220grams

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本器黃玉雕琢, 刀柄呈梯形, 刀刃長而尖, 刃與柄間有一單向鑽孔, 古玉跡象有擴散暈沁色及曝露晶體.Webp.net-gifmaker - 2020-07-19T130603.080

Carved with yellow tone jade, this Qijia Culture object has the form of a knife with trapezoid-shaped handle with a unit directional drilling hole between the handle and the blade which has one side sharp one side blunt. Antiquity evidence include diffusive markings and exposed crystal plane.

Appraisal Indexes:

  1. quality of jade: 9
  2. rareness: 9
  3. historical and cultural significance: 9
  4. workmanship: 10
  5. size:7
  6. condition: 10