1. Bought from K. T. Wong [Wang Jiantang] 王鑑堂, Shanghai 上海. For price, see Original Miscellaneous List, p. 227.
2. (Undated Folder Sheet note) Original attribution: Han 漢. See further, S.I. 1030, Appendix VIII.
3. (Undated Folder Sheet note) Sp. G. is 2.920.
4. (Archibald Gibson Wenley, 1945) Ch'ing [Qing] 清 dynasty.
5. (H. Elise Buckman, 1964) The Envelope File contained no further information, and has now been destroyed.
6. (Jeffrey Smith per Stephen Allee, July 8, 2008) Ceremonial Object added as secondary classification.
7. (Susan Kitsoulis per Keith Wilson, April 2, 2010) Object Name changed from "Ceremonial implement" to "Ceremonial object." Title changed from "Ceremonial implement" to "Straight chisel (gui 圭)."
8. (Jeffrey Smith per Matthew Clarke, July 8, 2022) Medium changed from "Jade" to "Jade (nephrite)."
9. (Najiba Choudhury per Keith Wilson, November 21, 2023) Added Chinese caption by Jingmin Zhang; Removed the following from the Description field "Ceremonial implement: Tablet; long slightly tapering form with pointed end, flat base and central ridge; a variation of the type kuei; semitranslucent, blue-gray with diagonal speckled mottlings of yellowish tan; smooth surface. (Corner chipped). Box." Added the following to the Description field "Tablet; long slightly tapering form with pointed end, flat base and central ridge; a variation of the type kuei [gui] 圭; semitranslucent, blue gray with diagonal speckled mottlings of yellowish tan; smooth surface. (Corner chipped).
Acquired with a box, now lost."
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