Ritual ImplementsChinese11th-8th century BCE

Jade Seated Bear in the Round

c. 1100-771 BCE

Classification

Ritual Implements

Medium

Translucent olive-green, partly discolored nephrite with traces of red pigment

Culture

Chinese

Period

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

Century

11th-8th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 5.5 x W. 3.4 x D. 3.2 cm (2 3/16 x 1 5/16 x 1 1/4 in.) Weight 88 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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