Knife Money from the State of Qi | Yale University Art Gallery

567–221 B.C.

On view, 1st floor, Numismatics

Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: 30.97 g
Credit Line: Transfer from the Yale University Library, Numismatic Collection, 2001
Accession Number: 2001.87.45498
Geography: Made in China
Culture: Chinese
Period: 6th–3rd century B.C.
Classification: Numismatics
Disclaimer: Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of records is ongoing.

Numismatics

Obverse Description

Obverse Description: Four characters, "Ji Mo Fa Hua"

Reverse Description: One character "Shang"

Provenance

Yale University Library, New Haven, Conn., by 2001; transferred to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., 2001

Object copyright

Additional information

coins, knife currency, money

IIIF: Open in Mirador

View IIIF manifest

The International Image Interoperability Framework, or IIIF, is an open standard for delivering high-quality, attributed digital objects online at scale. Visit iiif.io to learn more
Linked Art: API response for this object

Linked Art is a Community working together to create a shared Model based on Linked Open Data to describe Art.