Ritual ImplementsChinese12th-11th century BCE

Jade Semicircular Fish Figure (One of a Pair)

12th-11th century BCE

Classification

Ritual Implements

Medium

Cream-colored nephrite with gray markings

Culture

Chinese

Period

Shang dynasty, c. 1600-c. 1050 BCE

Century

12th-11th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

W. 0.7 x L. 6.7 x Thickness 1.1 cm (1/4 x 2 5/8 x 7/16 in.) Weight 8 g

Provenance

Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (by 1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.

Related Artworks

Ritual Implements

Jade Pig (one of a pair)

Unknown Artist, 206 BCE - 9 CE

Mottled dark green and buff nephrite

3rd century BCE-1st century CEChinese

Ritual Implements

Jade Crested Bird with Long Tail

Unknown Artist, 11th-10th century BCE

Well-polished, opaque buff nephrite plaque

11th-10th century BCEChinese

Ritual Implements

Thin Jade Scepter

Unknown Artist, Longshan or Erlitou culture, c. 2000 BCE - c. 1700 BCE

Black nephrite

2nd millennium BCEChinese

Ritual Implements

Glass Disk

Unknown Artist, 206 BCE - 9 CE (?)

Pale green glass

3rd century BCE-1st century CEChinese

Ritual Implements

Axe-Shaped Jade Tablet

Unknown Artist, c. 4000 BCE - c. 2000 BCE

Light green and brownish, strongly translucent nephrite

4th-3rd millennium BCEChinese

Ritual Implements

Ring

Unknown Artist, 8th-5th century BCE

Mixed copper alloy

8th-5th century BCEGreek

Ritual Implements

Fragment of a Small Jade 'Cong' (one of two)

Unknown Artist, c. 16th cent. BCE - c. 11th cent. BCE

Translucent, light olive-green and ivory-colored, partly calcified nephrite

16th-11th century BCEChinese

Ritual Implements

Jade Dragon Configuration (one of a pair)

Unknown Artist, 475 BCE - 221 BCE

Translucent celadon-green nephrite with tan and dark brown markings

5th-3rd century BCEChinese

Ritual Implements

Jade Dagger-Axe in a Bronze Haft

Unknown Artist, 16th cent. BCE - 11th cent. BCE

Light green and brown nephrite blade; bronze haft inlaid with turquoise

16th-11th century BCEChinese

Ritual Implements

Jade Openwork Plaque with Animal Masks

Unknown Artist, 475 BCE - 221 BCE

Light brown, partly discolored nephrite

5th-3rd century BCEChinese

Ritual Implements

Jade Dagger-Axe in a Bronze Haft

Unknown Artist, 16th cent. BCE - 11th cent. BCE

Mottled light gray and whitish opaque nephrite blade; bronze haft

16th-11th century BCEChinese

Ritual Implements

Jade 'Bi' Disk

Unknown Artist, 770 BCE - 221 BCE (?)

Partly translucent, yellowish brown stone

Chinese