Ritual ImplementsChinese16th-14th century BCE

Large Jade Dagger-Axe

16th-14th century BCE

Classification

Ritual Implements

Medium

Opaque, light greyish brown stone with black veins, resembling old wood

Culture

Chinese

Period

Shang dynasty, c. 1600-c. 1050 BCE

Century

16th-14th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 48.5 x W. 9.3 x D. 0.6 cm (19 1/8 x 3 11/16 x 1/4 in.) Weight 431 g

Related Artworks

Ritual Implements

Miniature Sword (Part of a Buddhist Monk's Kit of 9 Implements)

Unknown Artist, 19th century

Bronze and iron

19th centuryTibetan

Ritual Implements

Jade Segment of a Large Disk

Unknown Artist, c. 4000 BCE - c. 2000 BCE

Opaque brownish gray nephrite enclosing a large area of translucent bluish green nephrite with whitish clouds

4th-3rd millennium BCEChinese

Ritual Implements

Jade Bead-Like Pendant with Convex Faces

Unknown Artist, 475 BCE - 221 BCE

Very light green and cream-colored nephrite

5th-3rd century BCEChinese

Ritual Implements

Dragon-Headed Belt Hook

Unknown Artist, 475 BCE - 221 BCE

Gilt bronze with turquoise inlay

5th-3rd century BCEChinese

Ritual Implements

Jade Cylindrical Handle or Plug

Unknown Artist, c. 16th cent. BCE - c. 11th cent. BCE

Faintly translucent, yellowish alabaster of fine, densely layered structure

16th-11th century BCEChinese

Ritual Implements

Buddhist Altar Implement Representing One of the Eight Buddhist Treasures: Canopy on a Lotus Base

Unknown Artist, 18th century

Gilt bronze and bronze with traces of blue pigment

18th centuryChinese

Ritual Implements

Trapezoidal Jade Plaque

Unknown Artist, possibly 722 BCE - 481 BCE

Cream, tan, and light gray nephrite with blackish spots

8th-5th century BCEChinese

Ritual Implements

Jade Semicircular Fish Figure (One of a Pair)

Unknown Artist, 12th-11th century BCE

Cream-colored nephrite with gray markings

12th-11th century BCEChinese

Ritual Implements

Miniature Jade Dagger-Axe (one of two)

Unknown Artist, 16th cent. BCE - 8th cent. BCE

Brownish and yellow translucent nephrite

Chinese

Ritual Implements

Archaistic Jade Notched Disk (Xuanji)

Unknown Artist, 18th-19th century

Mottled brown nephrite

18th-19th centuryChinese

Ritual Implements

Short Jade Garment Hook

Unknown Artist, 475 BCE - 221 BCE

Translucent light gray nephrite with brownish markings

5th-3rd century BCEChinese

Ritual Implements

Slender Rectangular Jade Knife

Unknown Artist, Longshan culture (?), c. 2500 BCE - c. 2000 BCE

Olive-green and brownish nephrite

3rd millennium BCEChinese