Medium:

Bronze with a wood stick

Dimensions:

H x W: 29.7 x 12.3 cm (11 11/16 x 4 13/16 in)

Type:

Weapon and Armament

Origin:

China

Date:

ca. 1050-771 BCE

Period:

Zhou dynasty, Western Zhou dynasty

Description:

Blade of the type tao [chn]. Both socketed and looped for hafting. Decorated with casting in relief. Lightly patinated with malachite and some azurite; areas of unaltered metal. Inscription of 2 characters.

Inscriptions:

See original folder sheet note.

Collection:

Freer Gallery of Art Collection

Exhibition History:

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)

Topic:

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bronze  Search this

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Zhou dynasty (ca. 1050 - 221 BCE)  Search this

Western Zhou dynasty (ca. 1050 - 771 BCE)  Search this

China  Search this

Chinese Art  Search this

Credit Line:

Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

Accession Number:

F1934.6a-d

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

Related Online Resources:

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Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

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