late 19th - early 20th century
H. 7.4 x W. 1.5 x D. 0.4 cm (2 15/16 x 9/16 x 3/16 in.) Weight 7 g
Creamy white nephrite, beautifully polished but partly calcified; cinnabar stains on the left side of the blade
16th-11th century BCEChineseCeladon-green nephrite
3rd-1st century BCEChineseMottled greenish and light brown nephrite
19th-20th centuryChineseYellowish-green translucent nephrite, largely calcified
11th-8th century BCEChineseWood with metal tip
TibetanOpaque, brownish green and dark green nephrite; traces of cinnabar
11th-8th century BCEChineseMottled green and gray stone
1st millennium BCE-1st millenium CEChineseClouded gray-green, nearly opaque nephrite
11th-8th century BCEChineseTranslucent greenish white nephrite
5th-3rd century BCEChineseGray-green nephrite with black specks
6th-5th century BCEChineseStone
20th centuryChineseStone
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