Ritual ImplementsChinese11th-10th century BCE

Jade Rabbit in the Round

11th-10th century BCE

Classification

Ritual Implements

Medium

Clear, bluish green, highly translucent nephrite

Culture

Chinese

Period

Zhou dynasty, Western Zhou period, c. 1050-771 BCE

Century

11th-10th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 1.9 x L. 3 x Thickness 0.6 cm (3/4 x 1 3/16 x 1/4 in.) Weight 5 g

Provenance

[Yamanaka & Co., New York, December 31, 1941] sold; to Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (1941-1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.

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