date uncertain
L. 25.2 x W. 5 cm (9 15/16 x 1 15/16 in.)
Deep green, faintly translucent nephrite, flecked with whitish green
2nd millennium BCEChineseClouded gray-green, nearly opaque nephrite
11th-8th century BCEChineseBuff colored nephrite; probably cut down from a larger piece
2nd-1st millennium BCEChineseGilt bronze and bronze with traces of blue pigment
18th centuryChineseLight buff nephrite with sparse grayish green veins; traces of cinnabar adhering to the surfaces
ChineseGrayish green stone with light gray veins
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseGreenish gray, dimly translucent stone of homogeneous color and texture
8th-5th century BCEChineseOriginally translucent, soft green nephrite now partially calcified to an opaque ivory color
8th-5th century BCEChineseDark green, fairly translucent stone with light gray and gold-brown markings
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseDiscolored, calcified nephrite, coated with cinnabar
ChineseOlive-green nephrite
1st millennium BCEChinesePale green and ivory-colored, slightly calcified nephrite
4th-3rd millennium BCEChinese