Ritual ImplementsChinese19th-20th century
Jade Cylindrical Tube
late 19th cent. - early 20th cent.
Dimensions
8.4 x 0.5 x 3 cm (3 5/16 x 3/16 x 1 3/16 in.) unspecified: 95 g
Related Artworks
View MoreRitual Implements
Biconvex Jade Knife
Unknown Artist, Longshan culture (?), c. 2500 BCE - c. 2000 BCE
Gray-green nephrite with light and dark brown cloud-like markings
3rd millennium BCEChineseRitual Implements
Jade Scepter (Gui)
Unknown Artist, 20th century
Stone
20th centuryChineseRitual Implements
Slender Ornate Jade Handle
Unknown Artist, late 19th cent. - early 20th
Light brown nephrite
19th-20th centuryChineseRitual Implements
Chakra (Rimpō), or Wheel of the Buddhist Law
Unknown Artist, early 14th century
Gilt bronze
14th centuryJapaneseRitual Implements
Jade Dragon Configuration (one of a pair)
Unknown Artist, 475 BCE - 221 BCE
Translucent celadon-green nephrite with tan and dark brown markings
5th-3rd century BCEChineseRitual Implements
Notched Jade Tablet with Incised Bird Figure
Unknown Artist, 10th-9th century BCE
Light yellowish brown, partly calcified, faintly translucent nephrite
10th-9th century BCEChineseRitual Implements
Jade Eye Cover (one of a pair)
Unknown Artist, 25 CE - 220 CE
Light olive-green translucent nephrite with calcified bone-colored spots
1st-3rd century CEChineseRitual Implements
Small Jade Dagger-Axe with Crenelated Butt
Unknown Artist, 12th cent. BCE - 11th cent. BCE
Mottled olive-green and light green nephrite, with traces of cinnabar and soil adhering to the surface
12th-11th century BCEChineseRitual Implements
Ornate Jade Disk
Unknown Artist, 206 BCE - 9 CE (?)
Warm gray translucent nephrite with russet markings and dark brown, nearly opaque areas
3rd century BCE-1st century CEChineseRitual Implements
SMALL KUEI
Unknown Artist, 20th century
Stone
20th centuryChineseRitual Implements
Jade Openwork Plaque of Intertwined Animals and Birds
Unknown Artist, 4th cent. BCE - 3rd cent. BCE
Pale green and whitish, translucent nephrite
4th-3rd century BCEChineseRitual Implements
Small Jade Fish-Shaped Chisel
Unknown Artist, 16th cent. BCE - 11th cent. BCE
Opaque, gray-green and blackish, calcified nephrite
16th-11th century BCEChinese