Knife with Sheath

Medium

Steel, jade, shark skin, brass, gold

Dimensions

L. with sheath 11 1/2 in. (29.2 cm); L. without sheath 10 3/4 in. (27.3 cm); W. 3/4 in. (1.9 cm); Wt. 2.6 oz. (73.7 g); Wt. of sheath 2 oz. (56.7 g)

Classification

Knives

Culture

Chinese

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935

Accession Number

36.25.975a, b