Imperial Jade-Handled Knife
Unknown Artist
Medium
Nephrite, white with very faint blueish tint
Dimensions
H. 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm); W. 13/16 in. (2.1 cm); D. 9/16 in. (1.4 cm)
Classification
Jade
Culture & Period
China · Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong period (1736–95)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Heber R. Bishop, 1902
Accession Number
02.18.735a, b