Ritual ImplementsChinese4th century BCE

Jade Dragon Silhouette

4th century BCE

Classification

Ritual Implements

Medium

Highly polished, faintly translucent, cream-colored and gray-green nephrite

Culture

Chinese

Period

Zhou dynasty, Warring States period, 475-221 BCE

Century

4th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 6.6 x W. 11.1 x Thickness 0.4 cm (2 5/8 x 4 3/8 x 3/16 in.) Weight 55 g

Provenance

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

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