H x W x D: 34 × 25.4 × 1.7 cm (13 3/8 × 10 × 11/16 in)
Type:
Weapon and Armament
Origin:
Anyang, probably Henan province, China
Date:
ca. 1200 BCE
Period:
Late Shang dynasty, early Anyang period
Description:
Weapon (axe) of the type ch'i. Green to gray patina with occasional patches of azurite and cuprite. Hole through upper center of blade below inscription of one character. Upper edge and nei period for hafting.
Inscriptions:
Inscribed on one side, Zheng 正 (“Military Officer of Campaigns Abroad”)
Collection:
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Exhibition History:
Anyang: China's Ancient City of Kings (February 25, 2023 to April 28, 2024)
Chinese Art (February 18, 1983 to April 1, 1987)
Chinese Art (June 15, 1982 to September 24, 1982)
Chinese Art (March 15, 1982 to June 15, 1982)
Chinese Art (March 9, 1981 to March 12, 1982)
Chinese Art (January 1, 1963 to March 6, 1981)
Chinese Bronze, Jade, Marble (March 1, 1957 to January 1, 1963)
Untitled Exhibition, Ancient Chinese Art, 1955 (October 24, 1955 to February 25, 1956)
Untitled Exhibition, Ancient Chinese Jade and Bronze (August 26, 1955 to October 25, 1955)
Special Exhibition, Chinese Art (April 20, 1954 to November 16, 1954)
Special Exhibition, Chinese Art, 1946 (August 7, 1946 to January 7, 1947)
Untitled Exhibition, Ancient Chinese Art, 1945 (January 9, 1945 to August 20, 1955)
