475 BCE - 221 BCE
8 x 2.2 x 0.4 cm (3 1/8 x 7/8 x 3/16 in.) unspecified: 15 g
White, polished, partly corroded marble
3rd century BCE-3rd century CEChineseTranslucent bluish green stone with light gray and brownish markings
ChineseMottled green and russet, faintly translucent stone
3rd century BCE-3rd century CEChineseLight gray stone of fibrous structure
10th century BCEChinesePale yellowish green translucent nephrite with tan and brown markings
5th-4th century BCEChineseTranslucent, mottled greenish brown nephrite with dark brown veins
5th-3rd century BCEChineseLight gray, greenish, and bone-colored, faintly translucent stone
6th-5th century BCEChineseGreenish gray, dark brown, and russet nephrite
5th-4th century BCEChineseLight grayish brown and cream-colored nephrite, slightly calcified and barely translucent
ChineseHighly polished, translucent yellowish and opaque cream-colored nephrite
3rd century BCEChineseLight brown and cream-colored translucent nephrite
5th-3rd century BCEChineseCarved wood with ink and mineral pigments(?) (originally with dharani-wrapped rice grain)
15th-16th centuryJapanese