Medium:

Jade (nephrite)

Dimensions:

Diam x D: 4.5 × 1.1 cm (1 3/4 × 7/16 in)

Type:

Weapon and Armament

Origin:

China

Date:

206 BCE-220 CE

Period:

Han dynasty, Warring States period

Collection:

Arthur M. Sackler Collection

Exhibition History:

One Man’s Search for Ancient China: The Paul Singer Collection (January 19 to July 7, 2013)

Topic:

jade  Search this

nephrite  Search this

Han dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE)  Search this

China  Search this

Chinese Art  Search this

The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution  Search this

Credit Line:

The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler

Accession Number:

S2012.9.1398

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

Related Online Resources:

Google Cultural Institute

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Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

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EDAN-URL:

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