Forked blade (zhang 璋)
Terms of Use
Usage Conditions ApplyAt A Glance
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Period
ca. 3000-1700 BCE -
Geography
China -
Material
Jade (nephrite) -
Dimension
H x W x D: 41 x 6.5 x 1 cm (16 1/8 x 2 9/16 x 3/8 in) -
Accession Number
F1939.55 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1939.55
Object Details
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Description
Ceremonial implement; long slender form with dull edges flaring to a sharp concave end; lateral projection on each side above perforated tang; semitranslucent, shaded reddish-brown and yellow brown with dark mottlings; cream- colored area of decomposition at end of tang. -
Provenance
In 1939C. T. Loo & Company, New York in September 1939 [1]From 1939Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from C. T. Loo & Company on November 30, 1939 [2]Notes:[1] See C. T. Loo's stockcard no. 86519: "Jade knife, Shang," C. T. Loo & Frank Caro Archive, Musée Guimet, Paris, copy in object file. See also "List of objects owned by C. T. Loo & Co., New York and [left] at the Gallery for examination," with an annotation that the piece was delivered by Loo on November 4, 1939, copy in object file.[2] See C. T. Loo's invoice, dated November 30, 1939, copy in object file. -
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection -
Exhibition History
Ancient Chinese Jade (September 4, 1980 to March 6, 1981)Chinese Art (January 1, 1963 to March 6, 1981)Chinese Bronze, Jade, Metalwork (March 1, 1957 to January 1, 1963)Centennial Exhibition, Galleries 14 and 15 (February 25, 1956 to March 1, 1957)Untitled Exhibition, Ancient Chinese Jade and Bronze (August 26, 1955 to October 25, 1955)Untitled Exhibition, Ancient Chinese Art, 1946 (May 7, 1946 to February 25, 1956)Untitled Exhibition, Ancient Chinese Art, 1945 (January 9, 1945 to August 20, 1955)Untitled Exhibition, Ancient Chinese Art, 1944 (December 13, 1944 to May 7, 1946)Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Art, 1944 (November 15, 1944 to May 6, 1946)Untitled Exhibition, Ancient Chinese Art, 1943 (March 22, 1943 to November 17, 1944) -
Previous custodian or owner
C.T. Loo & Company (1914-1948) -
Origin
China -
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment -
Type
Ceremonial Object -
Restrictions and Rights
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