Nara period, dated 770
H. 20.3 cm (8 in.)
Evenly light gray-green nephrite
5th century BCEChineseGilt bronze and bronze with traces of blue pigment
18th centuryChineseTranslucent greenish nephrite with decomposed, cream-colored specks; traces of cinnabar
12th-11th century BCEChineseTranslucent, dark green nephrite
4th-1st century BCEChineseDeep celadon-green and cream-colored, partly calcified nephrite
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseOpaque, light brownish green and slightly calcified cream-colored nephrite
12th-11th century BCEChineseLight buff, slightly translucent nephrite with bluish gray spots and black markings
12th-11th century BCEChineseStone
ChineseCalcified, cream-colored nephrite, originally translucent pale green
5th-3rd century BCEChineseBlack nephrite
2nd millennium BCEChineseVariegated green, gray, and yellowish brown stone
19th-20th centuryChineseLight green and brown nephrite blade; bronze haft inlaid with turquoise
16th-11th century BCEChinese