4th cent. BCE - 3rd cent. BCE
14 x 4.3 x 0.5 cm (5 1/2 x 1 11/16 x 3/16 in.) unspecified: 60 g
Mottled green and buff nephrite
ChineseLight green and brown nephrite blade; bronze haft inlaid with turquoise
16th-11th century BCEChineseOriginally light green, now decomposed, whitish nephrite
11th-8th century BCEChineseTranslucent, mottled green nephrite
8th-5th century BCEChineseGilt bronze
17th-18th centuryTibetanTranslucent, light yellowish gray nephrite with calcified white specks
5th-3rd century BCEChineseTranslucent bluish green stone with light gray and brownish markings
ChineseDark olive-green and cream-colored, partly decomposed nephrite
1st-3rd century CEChineseCarved wood with ink and mineral pigments(?) (originally with dharani-wrapped rice grain)
15th-16th centuryJapaneseStone
20th centuryChineseTranslucent, light greenish gray nephrite with light brown markings and creamy white calcified streaks
ChineseLight brownish, strongly translucent nephrite
4th century BCEChinese