Ritual ImplementsChinese1st millennium CE
Jade Tiger Pendant
date uncertain
Dimensions
L. 12.3 x W. 2.5 cm (4 13/16 x 1 in.)
Related Artworks
View MoreRitual Implements
Small Jade Chape for a Scabbard
Unknown Artist, early 8th-3rd century BCE
Olive-green and buff nephrite
ChineseRitual Implements
Belt Hook with Glass Inlay
Unknown Artist, 3rd century BCE-3rd century CE
Gilt bronze with inlaid glass
3rd century BCE-3rd century CEChineseRitual Implements
SMALL PI
Unknown Artist, 20th century
Stone
20th centuryChineseRitual Implements
Axe-Shaped Jade Tablet
Unknown Artist, c. 4000 BCE - c. 2000 BCE
Mottled green, gray, and black nephrite with whitish veins
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseRitual Implements
Flat Jade Tablet Combining Anthropomorphic Figure and Animal Heads
Unknown Artist, 9th century BCE
Highly translucent, deep green nephrite with dark speckles
9th century BCEChineseRitual Implements
Jade 'Huan' Disk
Unknown Artist, 770 BCE - 221 BCE (?)
Translucent light gray stone with brown markings
ChineseRitual Implements
Cylindrical Jade Eagle Pendant
Unknown Artist, c. 2500 BCE - c. 2000 BCE
Light green nephrite with tan spots, turning dark brown at the lower end
3rd millennium BCEChineseRitual Implements
Heavy Jade 'Cong'
Unknown Artist, c. 3300 - c. 2000 BCE (?)
Blackish brown nephrite
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseRitual Implements
Squarish Jade Bead with Flanges
Unknown Artist, 475 BCE - 221 BCE
Pale green and creamy brown nephrite
5th-3rd century BCEChineseRitual Implements
Jade Serpent-Dragon
Unknown Artist, 475 BCE - 221 BCE
Mottled gray-green translucent nephrite
5th-3rd century BCEChineseRitual Implements
Elongated Jade Fish Sihouette (one of a pair)
Unknown Artist, 12th-10th century BCE
Mildly translucent, light gray nephrite
12th-10th century BCEChineseRitual Implements
Broad, Knife-Shaped Jade Tablet
Unknown Artist, c. 4000 BCE - c. 2000 BCE
Dark chocolate-brown nephrite with 20th-century inscription
4th-3rd millennium BCEChinese