A JADE ‘PHOENIX’ CEREMONIAL KNIFE, XUEDAO
A JADE ‘PHOENIX’ CEREMONIAL KNIFE, XUEDAO

WARRING STATES PERIOD (475-221 BC)

Details
A JADE ‘PHOENIX’ CEREMONIAL KNIFE, XUEDAO
WARRING STATES PERIOD (475-221 BC)
The knife is carved with a slender gently curved blade, sharpened on one edge and tapering at the point. The shaft is accentuated with incised lines, terminating in a pierced handle with a pair of phoenix heads conjoined at the tail.
6 ¾ in. (17 cm.) long, box
Provenance
The Yangdetang Collection, Taipei, acquired prior to 1995
Literature
Teng Shu-p’ing, Collectors Exhibition of Archaic Chinese Jades, Taipei, 1995, pl. 68, pp. 190-191
Exhibited
National Palace Museum, Collectors Exhibition of Archaic Chinese Jades, Taipei, 1995, Catalogue, pl. 68

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