Knife (dao 刀)

1. (Jeffrey Smith per Keith Wilson, July 8, 2008) Implement added as secondary classification.
 
2. (Susan Kitsoulis per Keith Wilson, April 2, 2010) Object name changed from "Weapon: knife" to "Ceremonial object."

3. (Najiba Choudhury per Keith Wilson, August 21, 2017) Title changed from "Knife (dao)" to "Knife (dao 刀)"; period changed from "Shang dynasty" to "Late Shang dynasty"; period two added "Anyang period"; geography changed from "China" to "China, probably Anyang period"; medium changed from "Jade" to "Jade (nephrite)"; dimensions changed from "H x W x D: 13.1 x 3.4 x 0.3 cm (5 3/16 x 1 5/16 x 1/8 in)" to "H x W x D: 3.4 × 13.1 × 0.3 cm (1 5/16 × 5 3/16 × 1/8 in)"; date changed from "ca. 13th-11th century BCE" to "ca. 1300-ca. 1050 BCE".

4. (Najiba Choudhury per Keith Wilson, February 14, 2019) Added Chinese translation by Jingmin Zhang; added the following to the Description field, "Blade; notched on straight side; pierced twice; opaque marbled greens and tans. (Broken and repaired; nicks and chipped flaws.)"; and added Past Label Text by Thomas Lawton from the Exhibition, In Praise of Ancestors.