Medium:

Jade (nephrite) imported from the northeast

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 3.2 × 2 × 0.9 cm (1 1/4 × 13/16 × 3/8 in)

Type:

Jewelry and Ornament

Origin:

Anyang, probably Henan province, China

Date:

ca. 1250-ca. 1050 BCE

Period:

Late Shang dynasty, Anyang period

Collection:

Arthur M. Sackler Collection

Exhibition History:

Anyang: China's Ancient City of Kings (February 25, 2023 to April 28, 2024)

Topic:

carving  Search this

jade  Search this

nephrite  Search this

dragon  Search this

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

China  Search this

Chinese Art  Search this

The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution  Search this

Credit Line:

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

Accession Number:

S2012.9.355

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

On View:

Sackler Gallery 23b: Anyang: China's Ancient City of Kings

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/ye362cc9a43-7866-4538-b87f-34a273dca020

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_S2012.9.355