Diamond-Point for Carving Jade

Creator Name

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Unknown

Cultural Context

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Chinese

Date

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20th century

About the work

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Diamonds are one of few materials tough enough to carve and drill into hard jade stone. A watery solution is used as a lubricant to aid carving or drilling with a diamond-point tool like this one. It is part of a multi-piece set that includes tools for carving, drilling, and polishing.

Metropolitan Museum of Art Object Description

Jade carving tool

Work details

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Title

Diamond-Point for Carving Jade

Creator

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Unknown

Worktype

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Tool
Metalwork

Cultural Context

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Chinese
China

Material

Wood, metal

Dimensions

L. 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm); Diam. 1/4 in. (0.6 cm)

Technique

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Language

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Date

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20th century
20th century

Provenance

Gift of Joan Hartman-Goldsmith, 1981

Style Period

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Rights

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Public Domain
Public Domain

Inscription

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Location

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China

Subjects

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Engraving

Topic

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Jade

Curationist Metadata Contributors

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Christina Stone

All Works in Curationist’s archives can be reproduced and used freely. How to attribute this Work:

Unknown, Diamond-Point for Carving Jade, 20th century. Metropolitan Museum of Art. Diamonds are one of few materials tough enough to carve and drill into hard jade stone. Public Domain.

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