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SHIMAO CULTURE, CIRCA 2300-1800 BC
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A LARGE DARK GREEN JADE CEREMONIAL REAPING KNIFE, DAO
SHIMAO CULTURE, CIRCA 2300-1800 BC
The jade is very thinly carved in a somewhat trapezoidal shape. The blade has one long straight edge opposite a slightly curved cutting edge that is beveled on both sides. It is drilled with three equidistant holes in a line below the upper edge and with another hole toward one end and lower down. The stone is of dark olive tone on one side and mottled russet on the other.
18 ¾ in. (46.3 cm.) long, box
SHIMAO CULTURE, CIRCA 2300-1800 BC
The jade is very thinly carved in a somewhat trapezoidal shape. The blade has one long straight edge opposite a slightly curved cutting edge that is beveled on both sides. It is drilled with three equidistant holes in a line below the upper edge and with another hole toward one end and lower down. The stone is of dark olive tone on one side and mottled russet on the other.
18 ¾ in. (46.3 cm.) long, box
Provenance
The Yangdetang Collection, Taipei, acquired prior to 1995
Literature
Teng Shu-p’ing, Collectors’ Exhibition of Archaic Chinese Jades, Taipei, 1995, pl. 14, pp. 76-77
Exhibited
National Palace Museum, Collectors’ Exhibition of Archaic Chinese Jades, Taipei, 1995, Catalogue, pl. 14
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Priscilla Kong