8th-9th century
with cover: H. 16 x Diam. 9.4 cm (6 5/16 x 3 11/16 in.)
[Roger Keverne Limited, London, 2000] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (2000-2006), partial gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2006.
Gilt bronze and rock crystal
12th-14th centuryJapaneseBluish gray marble, calcified in part, with cinnabar stains
12th-11th century BCEChineseMottled brownish stone with glossy, polished surfaces
1st-3rd century CEChineseOpaque, cream-colored, cinnabar-stained nephrite
11th-10th century BCEChineseCeladon-green nephrite blade with brown and dark gray markings; bronze socket
ChineseSmoothly polished cream-colored nephrite
ChinesePale yellowish green translucent nephrite with tan and brown markings
5th-4th century BCEChineseOlive-green and cream-colored, partly calcified nephrite
14th-11th century BCEChineseGreenish brown and buff, slightly calcified nephrite, showing traces of cinnabar
11th-8th century BCEChineseTranslucent light green nephrite with creamy white speckles caused by calcification.
12th-10th century BCEChineseLight gray nephrite, darkening to russet and brown
5th-3rd century BCEChineseStone
20th centuryChinese