Object: Harvesting knife (hu 笏), fragment S2012.9.1350

Dimension(s): H x W x D (overall): 4.2 x 36.9 x 0.3 cm (1 5/8 x 14 1/2 x 1/8 in)

Credit Line: The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler

: 笏（殘損）
新石器時代晚期（公元前5000-1700年）
中國
軟玉
高4.2、寬36.9、厚0.3釐米
史密森博物學院亞瑟·M·賽克勒美術館保羅·辛格中國藝術收藏品；亞瑟·M·賽克勒基金會，保羅·辛格，AMS基金會，及亞瑟·M·賽克勒子女聯合贈送
器物編號：RLS1997.48.3490

Curatorial Remarks

1. (Jeffrey Smith per Keith Wilson, July 8, 2008) Ceremonial object added as secondary classification.
2. (Najiba Choudhury per Keith Wilson, January 13, 2020) Title changed from "Blade" to "Harvesting knife (hu 笏), fragment"; Period One changed from "Western Zhou dynasty" to "Late Neolithic period"; Date changed from "11th-10th century BCE" to "ca. 5000-ca. 1700 BCE"; added Chinese Caption by Jingmin Zhang; changed Object name changed from "Blade" to "Ceremonial object"; and added Unpublished Research by Max Loehr.

Unpublished Research: Draft catalogue entry (no. 292) for RLS1997.48.3490 for the catalogue of the Singer collection (1970--90); by Max Loehr
Knife
Western Zhou 周 dynasty, 11th--10th century BCE
Jade
Length 37.1 cm (14 5/8 in)

The jade hu 笏, or knife, is a translucent, light and blackish-green with opaque ocher yellow at the sides and along the back. The perforations along the back are at irregular intervals and in alternating positions. The cutting edge is ground from one side.

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Harvesting knife (hu 笏), fragment