Ritual ImplementsChinese11th-10th century BCE

Jade Bird Figure

11th-10th century BCE

Classification

Ritual Implements

Medium

Strongly translucent, mottled light green and light brown nephrite

Culture

Chinese

Period

Zhou dynasty, Western Zhou period, c. 1050-771 BCE

Century

11th-10th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 3 x W. 5.7 x Thickness 0.3 cm (1 3/16 x 2 1/4 x 1/8 in.) Weight 9 g

Provenance

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

Related Artworks

Ritual Implements

Jade Seated Bear

Unknown Artist, 12th-11th century BCE

Opaque, light brownish green and slightly calcified cream-colored nephrite

12th-11th century BCEChinese

Ritual Implements

Cymbal and "Tiger Fang" Hammer on Leather Thong

Unknown Artist, 19th century

Bronze, leather, tooth

19th centuryTibetan

Ritual Implements

Concave-Walled Jade Cylinder (One of a Pair)

Unknown Artist, c. 3500 BCE - c. 2500 BCE

Nephrite of two shades of celadon-green with cream-colored spots

4th-3rd millennium BCEChinese

Ritual Implements

Long Flaring Jade Tube

Unknown Artist, c. 1700 BCE - c. 1000 BCE

Translucent celadon-green nephrite with small, whitish clouds

2nd millennium BCEChinese

Ritual Implements

Jade Disk with Relief Pattern of Hexagons

Unknown Artist, 206 BCE - 9 CE

Translucent, pale green nephrite with smoke-brown clouds and an opaque peripheral segment

3rd century BCE-3rd century CEChinese

Ritual Implements

Large Chisel-Like Jade Tablet

Unknown Artist, 770 BCE - 221 BCE (?)

Brown nephrite with light brown markings

Chinese

Ritual Implements

Jade 'Bi' Disk

Unknown Artist, 20th century

Stone

20th centuryChinese

Ritual Implements

Jade Openwork Configuration of Animals and Birds

Unknown Artist, 475 BCE - 221 BCE

Brown and cream-colored, partly decomposed nephrite

5th-3rd century BCEChinese

Ritual Implements

Primitive Jade Pendant

Unknown Artist, c. 4000 BCE - c. 2000 BCE

Largely calcified, ivory-colored jade with a few dimly translucent, olive-green spots

4th-3rd millennium BCEChinese

Ritual Implements

Primitive Jade Bird-Like Figure

Unknown Artist, late 19th - early 20th century

Pale greenish white translucent nephrite

19th-20th centuryChinese

Ritual Implements

Jade Dragon Silhouette

Unknown Artist, 14th-8th century BCE

Light yellow-green nephrite, calcified around the edges and on the reverse

14th-8th century BCEChinese

Ritual Implements

Jade Cicada in the Round

Unknown Artist, 3rd century BCE

Pale, translucent green nephrite with creamy brown markings

3rd century BCEChinese