Ritual ImplementsChinese5th-4th century BCE

Jade Dragon Silhouette

5th-4th century BCE

Classification

Ritual Implements

Medium

Pale yellowish green translucent nephrite with tan and brown markings

Culture

Chinese

Period

Zhou dynasty, Warring States period, 475-221 BCE

Century

5th-4th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 7.4 x W. 8.5 x Thickness 0.6 cm (2 15/16 x 3 3/8 x 1/4 in.) Weight 51 g

Provenance

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

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