• Harvesting knife (hu 笏), fragment
  • Harvesting knife (hu 笏), fragment
  • Harvesting knife (hu 笏), fragment

Harvesting knife (hu 笏), fragment

Classification
Ceremonial Object
Maker(s)
Artist: Longshan culture 龍山 (ca. 3000-ca. 1700 BCE)
Historical period(s)
Late Neolithic period, ca. 2000-ca. 1700 BCE
Object Date
ca. 2000-ca. 1700 BCE
Medium
Jade (nephrite)
Dimension(s)
H x W x D: 26.7 × 8.5 × 0.6 cm (10 1/2 × 3 3/8 × 1/4 in)
Origin
China
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Accession Number
F1916.244
笏(殘損)
新石器時代晚期(公元前5000--1700年)
中國
軟玉
高8.5、寬26.7、厚0.6釐米
查爾斯·蘭·佛利爾贈送
器物編號:F1916.244
On View Location
Currently not on view
Provenance
Previous owner(s)
Abel William Bahr (C.L. Freer source) (1877-1959)
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
Description
Ceremonial implement; blade form of irregular, quadrilateral shape; short ends oblique; cutting edge sharp and slightly curved; three conical perforations near upper straight edge; black with traces of dark olive brown; profuse granular pittings; high luster. (Edge chipped.)

Acquired with a box, now lost.
Curatorial Remarks
Published References
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