475 - 221 BCE
H. 8 x W. 2 x D. 0.4 cm (3 1/8 x 13/16 x 3/16 in.) Weight 19 g
Silver, parcel-gilt
19th centuryBritishThirteen sections of nephrite of varying shades, held together by an iron core
4th-3rd century BCEChineseLight green and brownish, strongly translucent nephrite
4th-3rd millennium BCEChinesePale bluish green nephrite in an advanced state of calcification
16th-11th century BCEChineseEvenly dark green nephrite
3rd millennium BCEChineseOpaque, greenish brown and gray stone; cinnabar remaining in the grooves
1st millennium BCEChineseGilt bronze
15th-16th centuryTibetanDark brown and beige mottled nephrite
3rd century BCEChineseLight greenish gray translucent nephrite with brown markings
5th-3rd century BCEChineseCarved wood with ink and mineral pigments (paper-wrapped rice grain inside?)
15th-16th centuryJapaneseCream-colored nephrite with gray markings
12th-11th century BCEChineseNephrite of two shades of celadon-green with cream-colored spots
4th-3rd millennium BCEChinese