206 BCE - 9 CE
Strongly translucent, apple-green nephrite with brown streaks and with opaque, light brown areas where calcification has taken place
11th-8th century BCEChineseCream-colored nephrite with gray markings
12th-11th century BCEChineseBarely translucent, brownish green and russet stone
3rd century BCE-1st century CEChineseCeladon-green nephrite
3rd-1st century BCEChineseTranslucent greenish white nephrite; turquoise inlay
8th-5th century BCEChineseFairly translucent, ivory-colored nephrite with traces of cinnabar and earth adhering to the surface
ChineseCreamy yellow, slightly translucent nephrite blade; bronze haft
16th-14th century BCEChineseBrown and cream-colored, partly decomposed nephrite
5th-3rd century BCEChineseGreenish black stone with light gray streaks on one side
12th-11th century BCEChineseStone
MongolianSmoothly polished, opaque buff and cream-colored nephrite
14th-11th century BCEChineseOpaque, mottled light green and dark brown nephrite
20th centuryChinese