A RARE ARCHAIC SPINACH-GREEN JADE AXE BLADE, GE Neolithic Period The rectangular blade tapering towards the pierced handle with a hafting hole to the upper section, flaring slightly towards the cutting edge, the stone of spinach-green tone with cloudy white and russet flecks and inclusions. 18cm (7 1/8in) long. Footnotes: Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價 新石器時代 玉戈 Provenance: Densmore, Paris, 1947 Henri Michel (1885-1981), and thence by descent Christie's London, 11 May 2016, lot 298 來源：巴黎古董商Densmore，1947年 Henri Michel（1885-1981）舊藏，並由後人保存 倫敦佳士得，2016年5月11日，拍品編號298 See a related jade axe-blade, Neolithic period, in the collection of the National Museum of History, Taipei, illustrated by J.Johnston and Chan Lai Pik, 5,000 Years of Chinese Jade, Taipei, 2011, no.9; see another example in the Illustrated Catalogue of Ancient Jade Artefacts in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, 1982, no.23. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com