Title: Ceremonial Axe
Object type: Axe
Culture: China
Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong period (1736–95)
Medium: Nephrite, light sage green touched with russet pear leaf
Dimensions: H. 4 15/16 in. (12.6 cm); W. 3 7/16 in. (8.7 cm); D. 5/8 in. (1.6 cm)
Classification: Jade
Credit line: Gift of Heber R. Bishop, 1902
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Animals, term: Axes