6th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE
Light gray, greenish, and bone-colored, faintly translucent stone
6th-5th century BCEChineseCarved wood with ink and mineral pigments(?) (originally with dharani-wrapped rice grain)
15th-16th centuryJapaneseIvory with traces of cinnabar
ChineseCeladon-green nephrite
3rd-1st century BCEChineseTranslucent gray-green, partly calcified nephrite
11th-8th century BCEChineseOriginally translucent, deep brownish green nephrite has mostly turned opaque ocher, while some areas show white, softened substance resulting from calcification
ChineseLight gray stone and green and yellowish nephrite
1st-3rd century CEChineseLight gray-green translucent nephrite; with gold foil
ChineseOpaque buff nephrite with traces of cinnabar
11th-8th century BCEChineseMottled gray-green translucent nephrite
5th-3rd century BCEChineseTranslucent, cream-colored, slightly calcified nephrite
5th-3rd century BCEChineseEvenly dark brown, faintly translucent nephrite
11th-8th century BCEChinese