c. 1100 - 771 BCE
H. 14.5 x W. 7.2 x D. 7.2 cm (5 11/16 x 2 13/16 x 2 13/16 in.) Weight 1072 g
Mottled light gray and brown stone
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseTranslucent whitish and nearly opaque mottled brown nephrite with high gloss
4th-3rd century BCEChineseStrongly calcified, ivory-colored nephrite; traces of cinnabar
12th-11th century BCEChineseGreenish yellow translucent nephrite
12th-11th century BCEChineseCast bronze
1st millennium BCEChineseGilt bronze with openwork, incised, and repoussé decoration; from a set housed at the temple Jōgon-in, Shiga prefecture
13th centuryJapaneseBone-colored nephrite blade; bronze haft inlaid with turquoise
12th-11th century BCEChineseCalcified whitish nephrite with black spots
ChineseCalcite
3rd century BCE-3rd century CEChineseLight gray, nearly opaque and partly calcified stone
1st-3rd century CEChineseMottled light green translucent nephrite
11th-8th century BCEChineseGilt bronze
19th centuryJapanese