H x W x D: 19.1 × 19 × 4.1 cm (7 1/2 × 7 1/2 × 1 5/8 in)
Type:
Weapon and Armament
Origin:
Henan province, China
Date:
ca. 1050-975 BCE
Period:
Zhou dynasty, Early Western Zhou dynasty
Description:
Blade of the type ko [chn]. Socketed and pierced for hafting. Relief casting on socket. Patinated with malachite and some azurite; some areas of unaltered metal.
Collection:
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Exhibition History:
Anyang: China's Ancient City of Kings (February 25, 2023 to April 28, 2024)
Chinese Art (January 1, 1963 to March 6, 1981)
Chinese Bronze, Jade, Metalwork (March 1, 1957 to January 1, 1963)
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, Chinese Metalwork (March 14, 1931 to March 22, 1943)
