Dagger-axe (ge 戈), Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1300-ca. 1050 BCE. Bronze with turquoise inlay and jade (nephrite) blade. H x W x D (overall): 5.3 × 18.7 × 1.2 cm. China, probably Henan province, Anyang. The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler. Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, S2012.9.278 © 2026 Smithsonian Institution

Provenance : As early as 1928, Likely found after the discovery of archeological sites in Anyang, Honan Province, China 

To 1948, Naiji Zhang 1899–1948), Shanghai, China then New York, NY 

1948 to early 1950s, Mei Chien Zhang (1901–c.1955), New York, NY inherited upon her husband’s death 

Possibly around 1954 to 1961, C. T. Loo Chinese Art, New York, NY possibly purchased from Zhang Mei Chien in New York, NY in the early 1950s

Possibly from 1961 to 1964, Frank Caro Chinese Art, New York, NY, mode of acquisition unknown 

Possibly to late 1950s, J. T. Tai & Company, New York, NY possibly purchased from Zhang Mei Chien in New York, NY during July 1954

To 1997, Dr. Paul Singer, Summit, NJ purchased from J. T. Tai & Company, C. T. Loo & Company, or Frank Caro Chinese Art in New York, NY 

1997 to 1999, In the custody of Arthur M. Sackler Gallery upon death of Paul Singer in 1/1997 and loan agreement in 2/1997 

From 1999, Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler.