early 20th century
H. 26.5 cm (10 7/16 in.)
Greenish brown and creamy light brown, highly polished nephrite
2nd-1st century BCEChineseGreenish brown and buff, slightly calcified nephrite, showing traces of cinnabar
11th-8th century BCEChineseLight greenish gray translucent nephrite
8th-5th century BCEChineseEvenly dark brown, faintly translucent nephrite
11th-8th century BCEChineseOriginally translucent, soft green nephrite now partially calcified to an opaque ivory color
8th-5th century BCEChineseMottled olive-green and deep russet nephrite
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseLight brown, partly discolored nephrite
5th-3rd century BCEChineseUniformly dark olive-green, faintly translucent stone
2nd millennium BCEChineseBluish gray-green nephrite, showing signs of incipient calcification
16th-11th century BCEChineseTranslucent, pale brownish-green nephrite
4th-3rd century BCEChineseTranslucent olive-green nephrite handle (Shang period); bronze blade inlaid with turquoise and gold foil (Warring States or Han period)
16th-11th century BCEChineseTranslucent pale green and calcified buff nephrite finial with glossy surface; bronze handle partially overlaid with gold foil
3rd century BCE-3rd century CEChinese