Spatula
CultureChinese
Date1200 B.C.E.
MediumBronze
DimensionsOverall: 1 5/8 × 1/16 × 7 1/8 inches (4.13 × 0.16 × 18.1 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number34-238
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DescriptionFlat, roughly rectangular bronze with inscription of human figure with "Ya hsing" head holding a sword (?) in right hand, in relief. Serrated edge. Encrusted green and blue patina.ProvenanceT'ang Hsiao Wu, Peiping (modern-day Beijing), China, by April 30, 1934;
Purchased from T'ang Hsiao Wu, through Laurence Sickman, by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1934.
NOTES:
[1] Sickman's purchase record, Nelson-Atkins Archives, RG80-15 William Rockhill Nelson Trust Office Files, box 1a, Art Invoices/Vouchers 1934.
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