Details A SHORT MOTTLED BROWN JADE CEREMONIAL BLADEZHOU DYNASTY (1100 BC-256 BC)The blade has bevelled edges to both sides and pierced to one end with a hole. The stone is of a greyish-brown colour with areas of amber and dark brown inclusions.4 in. (10.1 cm.) long Provenance Bluett & Sons, London, June 1930, as recorded in the RHRP ledgerThe Reginald and Lena Palmer Collection, no. 94 Conditions of sale