4th-5th century CE
12.07 x 10.8 cm (4 3/4 x 4 1/4 in.)
Clouded olive-green nephrite blade; bronze haft inlaid with turquoise
16th-11th century BCEChineseDeep sea-green and calcified, cream-colored nephrite, carved in the round
12th-11th century BCEChineseDiscolored, calcified nephrite, coated with cinnabar
ChineseNephrite
ChineseCalcite
3rd century BCE-3rd century CEChineseTranslucent olive-green, partly discolored nephrite with traces of red pigment
11th-8th century BCEChineseStone
20th centuryChineseVery light green translucent nephrite with ivory-colored calcified spots
3rd-2nd century BCEChineseTranslucent, pale greenish jade with cream-colored areas
3rd century BCE-1st century CEChineseMottled gray-green and dark brown stone
3rd millennium BCEChinesePale celadon-colored, translucent nephrite with light and dark brown markings
4th-3rd century BCEChineseStone
20th centuryChinese