19th century
H. 15.2 x W. 27.9 cm (6 x 11 in.)
Buff, partly calcified nephrite
11th-8th century BCEChineseLight buff, slightly translucent nephrite with bluish gray spots and black markings
12th-11th century BCEChineseFine-grained grayish black stone
11th-10th century BCEChineseTranslucent, evenly pale green nephrite with a few brown markings
3rd millennium BCEChineseFaintly translucent, yellowish alabaster of fine, densely layered structure
16th-11th century BCEChineseLight gray, greenish, and bone-colored, faintly translucent stone
6th-5th century BCEChineseOpaque, bone-colored stone, partially decomposed
5th-3rd century BCEChineseGilt bronze with inlaid glass
3rd century BCE-3rd century CEChineseHighly polished, pale greenish and dark brown translucent nephrite
5th-3rd century BCEChineseTranslucent olive-green, partly discolored nephrite with traces of red pigment
11th-8th century BCEChineseGilt bronze
19th centuryJapaneseMottled dark green translucent nephrite with light gray markings
4th-3rd millennium BCEChinese