13th century
max. H. 32.7 x W. 39.7 x D.1.9 cm (12 7/8 x 15 5/8 x 3/4 in.)
[Mayuyama & Co., Tokyo] (by 1959), gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1959.
Opaque grayish yellow stone with brownish veins and black areas
19th-20th centuryChinesePolished, mottled grayish green nephrite
12th-10th century BCEChineseMottled light gray and whitish opaque nephrite blade; bronze haft
16th-11th century BCEChineseGreenish buff, much calcified nephrite
11th-8th century BCEChinesePale greenish nephrite with tan markings
5th-3rd century BCEChineseBronze, leather, tooth
19th centuryTibetanStone
ChineseHighly polished gray nephrite with dark brown markings
5th-3rd century BCEChineseStone
20th centuryChineseGreenish-yellow nephrite with light brown spots and traces of cinnabar on the surface
12th-11th century BCEChineseYellowish green and calcified, cream-colored nephrite
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseLight gray nephrite blade; bronze haft inlaid with turquoise
12th-11th century BCEChinese