H x W x D: 4.6 x 4.1 x 1.6 cm (1 13/16 x 1 5/8 x 5/8 in)
Culture:
Longshan culture, ca. 3000-ca. 1700 BCE Search this
Type:
Jewelry and Ornament
Origin:
China
Date:
ca. 3000 - 1700 BCE
Period:
Late Neolithic period
Description:
Very light translucent greenish nephrite ornament mask. Carved in relief and incised. Reverse pierced with six holes for fastening, and a central hole running from top to bottom.
Provenance:
To 1953
Alice Boney (1910-1988), New York. [1]
From 1953
Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Alice Boney, New York. [2]
Notes:
[1] See Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record. See also Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List after 1920 file, Collections Management Office.
[2] See note 1.
Collection:
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Exhibition History:
Afterlife: Ancient Chinese Jades (October 14, 2017 - ongoing)
Ancient Chinese Jades and Bronzes (November 20, 2010 to January 3, 2016)
Ancient Chinese Jades (May 9, 1993 to May 18, 1998)
Ancient Chinese Jade (September 4, 1980 to March 6, 1981)
