Sui dynasty/White jade
Small white jade knife with a ring pommel
A plain white jade knife of the Sui dynasty with a ring pommel for suspension. It is 4.4 cm long and was excavated in 1957 from Li Jingxun's tomb in Xi'an, Shaanxi. Now in the National Museum of China.
Huang Songtao (Songfa) · CC BY 4.0
Huang Songtao (Songfa) · CC BY 4.0
Huang Songtao (Songfa) · CC BY 4.0
Huang Songtao (Songfa) · CC BY 4.0
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- Name
- Small white jade knife with a ring pommel
- Period
- Sui dynasty
- Material
- White jade
- Dimensions
- Length 4.4 cm
- Collection
- National Museum of China
- Findspot
- Excavated in 1957 from the tomb of Li Jingxun, Xi'an, Shaanxi
- Text by
- 黄松涛（松松發文物君） / Huang Songtao
- Photography
- 黄松涛（松松發文物君） / Huang Songtao
- Photography equipment
- Hasselblad X2D 100C · XCD 4/45P
Description
This small knife dates to the Sui dynasty. It is made of fine, white jade, with a flat, rectangular form and a plain, undecorated surface. The tip tapers obliquely, and the edge has been sharpened by polishing. The handle ends in a ring pommel, whose opening allows a cord to be attached for wearing. Small jade knives of this type could be worn as ornaments and also used for simple scraping and cutting.
The knife measures 4.4 cm in length. It was excavated in 1957 from the tomb of Li Jingxun in Xi’an, Shaanxi, and is held by the National Museum of China.
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