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Ritual Blade-form Gui

Artist/Maker
Date1600–1100 BCE
MediumJade
DimensionsOverall: 3/16 × 2 3/4 × 9 1/8 in. (0.4 × 7 × 23.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Donald W. Evans in memory of her husband
Object number1947.80
Status
On view
Provenance(Unrecorded dealer, Shanxi Province, China); purchased 1923-25 by Samuel E. Wilson [1891-1965]; purchased by Donald W. Evans [1887-1945], Peoria, IL; by inheritance 1945 to Mrs. Donald W. Evans, Peoria, IL; by gift 1947 to Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OHExhibition History
Chinese and Japanese Art from Antiquity to the Present
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (September 17, 2002 - June 9, 2003 )
Collections
  • On View
  • Asian
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