Forked blade (<em>zhang</em> 璋)
- Medium
- Jade (nephrite)
- Genre
- Ceremonial object
Styles
Tags
nephriteChinese ArtjadeArtLate Neolithic period (ca. 5000 - ca. 1700 BCE)Charles Lang Freer collection
About
Ceremonial implement; blade slightly concave on both sides; lateral edges flare to form a concave end with chamfered corners; longitudinal median ridge on one surface; lateral projections on each side above a perforated tang; smoky black with yellowish green translucence in thinnest areas; unctuous surface. (One projection broken; chipped.)