6th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE
Opaque, greenish brown and gray stone; cinnabar remaining in the grooves
1st millennium BCEChineseGreenish-yellow nephrite with light brown spots and traces of cinnabar on the surface
12th-11th century BCEChineseHighly translucent, whitish jade with buff markings, slightly calcified
3rd century BCE-1st century CEChineseStone
20th centuryChineseTranslucent, pale celadon-green nephrite
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseEvenly light brown and cream-colored, partly calcified nephrite
5th-3rd century BCEChineseTranslucent grayish brown nephrite with blackish brown marking
5th-4th century BCEChineseCalcified and discolored nephrite, orginally olive-green in color
ChineseBone-colored and mottled light brown nephrite blade; bronze haft
16th-11th century BCEChineseNephrite with sharply defined, translucent, pale bluish green and opaque buff areas divided by narrow dark bluish band
16th-14th century BCEChineseTranslucent stone of a pale yellowish green color with creamy white calcified spots
3rd century BCE-1st century CEChineseTranslucent pale green and calcified buff nephrite finial with glossy surface; bronze handle partially overlaid with gold foil
3rd century BCE-3rd century CEChinese