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It is a Han \"tablet\" shaped dark brown piece with a little bit of green (specks) in it. It is c 6 7/8\" long, c 2 ¼ x 1 17/16\" [?] wide, c 3/8\" thick. Has two drilled holes. One of the narrow edges is curved to a point, which led Mr. Gutman to think it was a skin scraper instead of an official rank indicator, carried in the hands when having an audience with the Emperor. The price was $40.00, he let me have it for $35.00\" (in Kramer's box 6, file #16, Description of objects of art @ 140 Broadway Gettysburg, PA-notebooks 1951). Another note from Dr. Frank Kramer's folder \"Oriental Art-Inventory/Copy #1\" (in Kramer's box 4, file #17), refers to this item as: \"China, a very fine dark brown jade knei with some dark green. About 7\" x 2 1/8\" with some wider end and 1 15/16\" at narrow end, 3/8\" thickness. Has two drilled holes and wide end is curved to a fine edge. Bought August 1955 of Cole Galleries, New York City for $35.00. Price $40.00. Han period. Mr. Gutman said he thought that it may have been used as a skin scraper, because of thin edge.\""},{"label":"Genre","value":["Artifacts"]},{"label":"Object Location","value":"J.15"},{"label":"Date","value":"D:00 M:00 Y:1600 - D:00 M:00 Y:2000"},{"label":"Date Original","value":"17th-20th century CE"},{"label":"Era","value":["Qing dynasty"]},{"label":"Measurement","value":"Height: 17.5 cm; Width: 5 cm; Thickness 4 mm"},{"label":"Medium","value":["Rich honey-colored brown jade with very light green mottling, medium translucency, polished","Jade"]},{"label":"Country of Origin","value":["China"]},{"label":"Description","value":"The deep fascination with stones has a long history in China. Their long traditions of stone collection and connoisseurship are unrivaled among world cultures. The most treasured of all stones is Jade; it is believed to possess an inner healing power and to have been used for thousands of years for treating stress, pain, chronic disease, and restoring energy balance. This jade implement has a simplified form of an ancient elongated axe. * The material used to carve this piece is attractive because of the beauty of its shape and its rich honey-colored brown suffused with very light green mottling. The gleaming surface is excellently polished to bring out the exceptional texture of the stone. The piece consists of a rectangular tablet, two perforations, and a flat edge. The two well-aligned perforations show such adept workmanship. They are the same size and drilled from one side near the butt. A cord could be inserted through these holes for binding the implement to a shaft. The end and the sides are cut straight and smoothly polished. The cutting edge is delicately beveled; its relative sharpness suggests that it could function as a guasha healing stone (a skin scraper) or a 'yao ch'an', a medicine spattle used for cutting drugs. Although the blade was previously dated as a Han object, its size is considerably small compared with those excavated from the Neolithic period and subsequent periods. The quality of workmanship, the delicacy of execution with no hard corners, and the two well-aligned perforations hint that the piece could be reasonably dated to the Qing period or later. * The practice of making ceremonial blades dates to the Neolithic period and continued into the Shang and Western Zhou. Their function is not clear. Jessica Rawson assumes that their original functions suggested power in agriculture and war. They were made to be displayed to audiences (including the spirits)."},{"label":"Title","value":"Guasha treatment stone/archaic ceremonial blade"},{"label":"Rights","value":"Materials available through GettDigital encompass a wide range of works, many of which are in the public domain. However, some items may still be protected by copyright or other intellectual property rights. Users are responsible for determining the copyright status of materials and ensuring compliance with all applicable laws when reproducing or publishing these works. Items in our GettDigital Collections are for educational use. For assistance in understanding rights, obtaining permissions, or requesting files for publication or research purposes, please contact us at <a href=\"www.gettysburg.edu/special-collections/ask-an-archivist\">www.gettysburg.edu/special-collections/ask-an-archivist</a>"},{"label":"Reference URL","value":"http://cdm16274.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p4016coll6/id/1943"}],"description":"Guasha treatment stone/archaic ceremonial blade","sequences":[{"@type":"sc:Sequence","canvases":[{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/d6e51787-d3d0-442c-8fc5-9e88038811ac/canvas/_1","@type":"sc:Canvas","label":"Guasha treatment stone/archaic ceremonial blade","height":384,"width":576,"images":[{"@type":"oa:Annotation","motivation":"sc:painting","resource":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/d6e51787-d3d0-442c-8fc5-9e88038811ac/full/full/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","format":"image/jpeg","service":{"@context":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/context.json","@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/d6e51787-d3d0-442c-8fc5-9e88038811ac","profile":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/level2.json","tiles":[{"width":512,"scaleFactors":[1,2]}]},"height":384,"width":576},"on":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/d6e51787-d3d0-442c-8fc5-9e88038811ac/canvas/_1","metadata":[]}],"thumbnail":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/d6e51787-d3d0-442c-8fc5-9e88038811ac/full/500,500/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","height":500,"width":500}}]}],"thumbnail":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/d6e51787-d3d0-442c-8fc5-9e88038811ac/full/500,500/0/default.jpg","logo":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/logo"}