19th century
8 cm (3 1/8 in.)
[Edgar J. Fisher, Jr., Richmond, Virginia in Washington D.C., 18 November 1982], sold; to Edwin Binney, 3rd, 1982, bequest; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1985.
Celadon-green nephrite
3rd-1st century BCEChineseIron with gold inlay.
JapaneseCalcified whitish nephrite with black spots
ChineseBlack nephrite
2nd millennium BCEChineseGreenish brown and creamy light brown, highly polished nephrite
2nd-1st century BCEChineseStrongly translucent, apple-green nephrite with brown streaks and with opaque, light brown areas where calcification has taken place
11th-8th century BCEChineseDeep brown and dark greenish, fine-grained stone with incipient calcification
ChineseLight gray nephrite with bluish black specks
5th-3rd century BCEChineseYellowish gray translucent nephrite with signs of incipient calcification
3rd-1st century BCEChineseStrongly calcified and partly decomposed nephrite
ChineseLight green nephrite with whitish discolorations
19th-20th centuryChinese