date uncertain
L. 12.3 x W. 2.5 cm (4 13/16 x 1 in.)
Black, fine-grained nephrite with sharply delineated grayish brown area
2nd millennium BCEChineseTranslucent, greenish-white nephrite with an intense russet streak on lower edge
4th-3rd century BCEChineseStone
ChineseGilt bronze
8th centuryChineseYellowish-green translucent nephrite, largely calcified
11th-8th century BCEChineseDark gray-green stone with black areas and light markings
3rd millennium BCEChineseMottled gray-green and russet stone
12th-11th century BCEChineseCreamy white nephrite, clouded with light gray, beginning to decompose at the now blunted point of the blade
16th-11th century BCEChineseStone
20th centuryChineseGreenish gray nephrite with whitish streaks; with gold leaf
16th-11th century BCEChineseOpaque, bone-colored nephrite with a few dark green spots; partly coated with red pigment
ChineseTranslucent greenish gray nephrite
11th-8th century BCEChinese