Medium:

Jade (nephrite)

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 2.5 x 5.9 x 0.5 cm (1 x 2 5/16 x 3/16 in)

Type:

Jewelry and Ornament

Origin:

Anyang, probably Henan province, China

Date:

ca. 1300-ca. 1050 BCE

Period:

Late Shang dynasty, Anyang period

Description:

Pendant, curved fish; few carved/incised details; pierced twice; translucent green gray, clouded. (Clouds of calcification and spots; interior cracks.)

Collection:

Arthur M. Sackler Collection

Exhibition History:

In Praise of Ancestors: Ritual Objects from China (September 28, 1987 to January 1, 1989)

Topic:

carving  Search this

jade  Search this

nephrite  Search this

fish  Search this

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty (ca. 1300 - 1050 BCE)  Search this

China  Search this

Chinese Art  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Arthur M. Sackler

Accession Number:

S1987.634

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

Related Online Resources:

Google Cultural Institute

Jades for Life and Death

See more items in:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection

Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3000c4363-04ee-4bc0-b110-1355fbb1e024

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_S1987.634