Ceremonial Blade with Three Perforations (Dao)
A long, tapering blade of dark green nephrite jade lies horizontally against a neutral gray ground. Three small round perforations are spaced evenly along the upper part of the piece, and its lower edge curves gently upward toward the right. The polished surface shows faint scratches and a soft sheen.
Look closer: Faint thin scratches and a small surface mark on the lower-left face of the blade.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 2000–1700 BCE
- Medium
- jade (nephrite)
- Source
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Size
- 3400 × 1297 px
Public domain · The Cleveland Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date -1700).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access, share_license_status=CC0)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access, share_license_status=CC0)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Collection