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Harvesting knife (<em>hu</em> 笏), probably reworked from a forked blade (<em>zhang</em> 璋)
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Harvesting knife (<em>hu</em> 笏), probably reworked from a forked blade (<em>zhang</em> 璋)

ca. 5000-ca. 1700 BCE · Jade (nephrite)

From the collection of National Museum of Asian Art (Freer/Sackler). Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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To 1917

National Museum of Asian Art (Freer/Sackler)’s own description
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Ceremonial objects
Credit lineHarvesting knife (<em>hu</em> 笏), probably reworked from a forked blade (<em>zhang</em> 璋). ca. 5000-ca. 1700 BCE. National Museum of Asian Art (Freer/Sackler), Gift of Charles Lang Freer. CC0.
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