Bidspirit auction | AN IVORY WHITE JADE BLADE,

AN IVORY WHITE JADE BLADE, “GE”, CHINA, LONGSHAN CULTURE - Decorated with an incised tiger and two human faces in profile on both sides. Length 28 cm. PROVENANCE Purchased in 1996 from Mr. Frank H. Crane, a Canadian antique dealer. His shop, ”The Hundred Antiques” was located in Stirling, Ontario, Canada. Reference: Jessica Rawson, “Chinese Jade”, p. 185, fig. 4 and p. 46, fig. 33b Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, DC.