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Axe with one perforation (Gui)
Axe with one perforation (Gui)

Axe with one perforation (Gui)

Unknown Chinese
10th century B.C.
Medium/TechniqueJade, nephrite
Dimensions11.8 x 5.5 cm (4 5/8 x 2 3/16 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number12.938
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsRitual objects
Collections
ProvenanceBought by Mr. Okakura in Peking, May 1912
12th century B.C.
late 3rd millennium B.C.
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14th–13th century B.C.
Long ritual implement (dao)
3rd millennium B.C.
Circular Disk (Bi)
1st century B.C.
Sounding Stone: Qing
Late 17th century
Knife blade (dao)
2nd millennium B.C.
Ritual Implement (Huang)
2nd century B.C.
Plaque
early 3rd millennium B.C.
Ceremonial blade (zhang)
about 1200–1000 B.C.