Period:Qing dynasty Production date:17thC-18thC (circa)
Materials:jade
Technique:carved, incised,
Subjects:monster
Dimensions:Length: 26.30 centimetres (blade)
Description:
Reaping knife. Decorated with horned monsters. Made of carved and incised jade (mottled green.brown).
IMG
![图片[1]-knife BM-1947-0712.449-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Qin dynasty/Jades/mid_00208293_001.jpg)
![图片[2]-knife BM-1947-0712.449-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Qin dynasty/Jades/mid_00308033_001.jpg)
![图片[3]-knife BM-1947-0712.449-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Qin dynasty/Jades/mid_00504715_003.jpg)
Comments:Rawson 1992:Up to the Qing dynasty, more or less exact replicas of a much wider range of ancient jades were made for scholars and collectors-connoisseurs. Some jade forms were also revived for use in court ceremony: princes and officials carried sceptres based upon shapes they believed to be Han or earlier. Many of them wre probably made to deceive. However, seen in the light of today’s excavations, such jades are relatively easy to distinguish from their ancient models: they are heavier, more colourful and more ornate than ancient pieces. See also BM 1885.1227.92, BM 1973.0726.137 and BM 1947.0712.495.
Materials:jade
Technique:carved, incised,
Subjects:monster
Dimensions:Length: 26.30 centimetres (blade)
Description:
Reaping knife. Decorated with horned monsters. Made of carved and incised jade (mottled green.brown).
IMG
Comments:Rawson 1992:Up to the Qing dynasty, more or less exact replicas of a much wider range of ancient jades were made for scholars and collectors-connoisseurs. Some jade forms were also revived for use in court ceremony: princes and officials carried sceptres based upon shapes they believed to be Han or earlier. Many of them wre probably made to deceive. However, seen in the light of today’s excavations, such jades are relatively easy to distinguish from their ancient models: they are heavier, more colourful and more ornate than ancient pieces. See also BM 1885.1227.92, BM 1973.0726.137 and BM 1947.0712.495.
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