Ge Dagger with a Turquoise-inlaid Bronze Handle, Shang dynasty (16th-11th century BCE). Jade, turquoise, bronze. Length 27.3 cm, Width 7.3 cm. © Shanghai Museum

Jade ge dagger, as a type of ritual weapon, often featured a pointed tip, a curved blade, and a straight tang. Ge daggers might have a close association with gui tablets and zhang blades. From the Warring States period on, jade ge took the influence of contemporary bronze dagger-axes to have a hu (胡; a bolster) before its decline.