475 - 221 BCE
L. 19.3 x W. 1.1 x D. 3.9 cm (7 5/8 x 7/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
[Yamanaka & Co., New York, December 5, 1931] sold; to Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (1931-1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.
Polished, originally light bluish nephrite, largely discolored and softened
1st century BCE-1st century CEChineseGreenish gray nephrite with whitish streaks; with gold leaf
16th-11th century BCEChineseSoft green nephrite with calcified areas which have turned white and opaque
12th-11th century BCEChineseVariegated green, brown, and buff nephrite
1st-3rd century CEChineseOlive-green and cream-colored, partly calcified nephrite
14th-11th century BCEChineseBluish gray-green stone with black and light brown markings
3rd millennium BCEChineseBluish gray-green stone with dark gray veins and a few buff areas
3rd millennium BCEChineseWood with metal tip
TibetanGreenish brown and cream-colored, partly calcified and rather opaque nephrite
5th-3rd century BCEChineseBlackish green and light greenish gray nephrite
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseLight green and brown, partly discolored nephrite
3rd-1st century BCEChineseStone
20th centuryChinese