VesselsChinese3rd-1st century BCE

Jade Winged Oval Cup (Erbei), one of a pair

3rd-1st century BCE

Classification

Vessels

Medium

Olive and grayish green translucent nephrite with deep brown and green patches

Culture

Chinese

Period

Han dynasty, Western Han period, 206 BCE-9 CE

Century

3rd-1st century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

L. 13.5 x W. 9.6 x Thickness 0.3 cm (5 5/16 x 3 3/4 x 1/8 in.) Weight 252 g

Provenance

[Yamanaka & Co., New York, October 21, 1929] sold; to Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (1929-1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.

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