Axe with one perforation (Gui)
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 viewClassificationsRitual objects
Collections
ProvenanceBought by Mr. Okakura in Peking, May 1912
12th century B.C.
late 3rd millennium B.C.
14th–13th century B.C.
10th century B.C.
3rd millennium B.C.
1st century B.C.
Late 17th century
2nd millennium B.C.
2nd century B.C.
early 3rd millennium B.C.
17th or 18th century
about 1200–1000 B.C.