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Disk (bi) with raised hexagons arranged in a grid and interlaced birds

Medium:
Jade (nephrite)
Dimensions:
Diam x D: 14.6 × 0.6 cm (5 3/4 × 1/4 in)
Diam (Hole): 2.2 cm (7/8 in)
Type:
Ceremonial Object
Origin:
China
Date:
206 BCE-220 CE
Period:
Han dynasty
Topic:
Han dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE)  Search this
China  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1917.137
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CC0
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Ritual wine container (fangyi) with masks(taotie), serpents, and birds

Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 35.3 x 24.8 x 23.3 cm (13 7/8 x 9 3/4 x 9 3/16 in)
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Luoyang, probably Henan province, China
Date:
ca. 1100 BCE
Topic:
bird  Search this
dragon  Search this
Western Zhou dynasty (ca. 1050 - 771 BCE)  Search this
mask  Search this
China  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
taotie  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1930.54a-b
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Garment hook with dragons and mask

Medium:
Gilt bronze with jade
Dimensions:
H x W: 19.9 x 2.1 cm (7 13/16 x 13/16 in)
Type:
Jewelry and Ornament
Origin:
China
Date:
206 BCE-9 CE
Period:
Western Han dynasty
Topic:
dragon  Search this
Western Han dynasty (206 BCE - 9 CE)  Search this
mask  Search this
China  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
taotie  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1946.8a-b
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CC0
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Storage jar (lei)

Medium:
Unglazed white pottery
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 33.3 × 30.3 × 31.1 cm (13 1/8 × 11 15/16 × 12 1/4 in)
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Anyang, probably Henan province, China
Date:
ca. 1200 BCE
Period:
Late Shang dynasty
Topic:
Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty (ca. 1300 - 1050 BCE)  Search this
China  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1939.42
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Pendant in the form of a water bird

Medium:
Jade (nephrite)
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 4.3 × 9.8 × 0.5 cm (1 11/16 × 3 7/8 × 3/16 in)
Type:
Jewelry and Ornament
Origin:
Anyang, probably Henan province, China
Date:
ca. 1250-1050 BCE
Period:
Late Shang dynasty
Topic:
bird  Search this
Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty (ca. 1300 - 1050 BCE)  Search this
Western Zhou dynasty (ca. 1050 - 771 BCE)  Search this
cormorant  Search this
China  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
Accession Number:
S1987.870
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Container (you) with masks (taotie) and dragons

Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 23 × 20 × 17.6 cm (9 1/16 × 7 7/8 × 6 15/16 in)
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
probably Henan province, China
Date:
ca. 1150-1100 BCE
Period:
Late Shang dynasty
Topic:
dragon  Search this
Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty (ca. 1300 - 1050 BCE)  Search this
China  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
taotie  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
Accession Number:
S1987.968a-b
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CC0
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Square lidded ritual wine container with lid (fangyi)

Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
H x W: 21.8 x 15.2 cm (8 9/16 x 6 in)
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
China
Date:
ca. 1200-1050 BCE
Period:
Late Shang dynasty
Topic:
dragon  Search this
Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty (ca. 1300 - 1050 BCE)  Search this
inscription  Search this
wine  Search this
China  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1915.136a-c
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Bulb bowl with impressed character i (one)

Medium:
Stoneware with Jun glaze and copper pigment
Dimensions:
H x Diam: 9.7 × 26.2 cm (3 13/16 × 10 5/16 in)
Style:
Jun ware
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Henan province, China
Date:
14th-15th century or 18th century
Period:
Yuan, Ming or Qing dynasty
Topic:
Jun ware  Search this
Yuan dynasty (1279 - 1368)  Search this
China  Search this
stoneware  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1915.35
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Jun ware bulb bowl with impressed character er (two)

Medium:
Stoneware with Jun-style glaze and copper pigment
Dimensions:
H x Diam: 12.4 × 26.9 cm (4 7/8 × 10 9/16 in)
Style:
Jun style ware
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, China
Date:
18th-early 19th century
Period:
Qing dynasty
Topic:
Jun ware  Search this
Yuan dynasty (1279 - 1368)  Search this
Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)  Search this
China  Search this
stoneware  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1916.238
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Disk (bi 璧)

Medium:
Jade (nephrite)
Dimensions:
Diam x D: 16.8 x 0.7 cm (6 5/8 x 1/4 in)
Diam (hole): 6.2 cm (2 7/16 in)
Type:
Ceremonial Object
Origin:
China
Date:
ca. 3000-ca. 1700 BCE
Period:
Late Neolithic period
Topic:
Late Neolithic period (ca. 5000 - ca. 1700 BCE)  Search this
China  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1917.136
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Bracelet

Medium:
Jade (nephrite)
Dimensions:
H x Diam: 3.5 x 9.1 cm (1 3/8 x 3 9/16 in)
Culture:
Liangzhu culture, ca. 3300-ca. 2250 BCE  Search this
Type:
Jewelry and Ornament
Origin:
Lake Tai region, China
Date:
ca. 3300-2250 BCE
Period:
Late Neolithic period
Topic:
Late Neolithic period (ca. 5000 - ca. 1700 BCE)  Search this
China  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1917.139
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CC0
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Bracelet

Medium:
Jade (nephrite)
Dimensions:
H x Diam: 2.5 x 7.9 cm (1 x 3 1/8 in)
Diam (hole): 6 cm (2 3/8 in)
Culture:
Liangzhu culture, ca. 3300-ca. 2250 BCE  Search this
Type:
Jewelry and Ornament
Origin:
Lake Tai region, China
Date:
ca. 3300-2250 BCE
Period:
Late Neolithic period
Topic:
Late Neolithic period (ca. 5000 - ca. 1700 BCE)  Search this
China  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1917.140
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Bracelet with animal heads

Medium:
Jade (nephrite)
Dimensions:
H x Diam: 1.3 x 9.9 cm (1/2 x 3 7/8 in)
Diam (hole): 6.1 cm (2 7/16 in)
Culture:
Liangzhu culture, ca. 3300-ca. 2250 BCE  Search this
Type:
Jewelry and Ornament
Origin:
Lake Tai region, China
Date:
ca. 3300-2250 BCE
Period:
Late Neolithic period
Topic:
Late Neolithic period (ca. 5000 - ca. 1700 BCE)  Search this
China  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1917.141a-b
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CC0
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Freer Gallery 19: Afterlife: Ancient Chinese Jades
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Tube (cong 琮)

Medium:
Jade (nephrite)
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 3.3 × 7.4 × 7.2 cm (1 5/16 × 2 15/16 × 2 13/16 in)
Diam (hole): 5.5 cm (2 1/8 in)
Type:
Ceremonial Object
Origin:
China
Date:
ca. 3000-1700 BCE
Period:
Late Neolithic period
Topic:
Late Neolithic period (ca. 5000 - ca. 1700 BCE)  Search this
China  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1917.142
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Bracelet

Medium:
Jade (nephrite)
Dimensions:
H x Diam: 2 x 8.7 cm (13/16 x 3 7/16 in)
Diam (hole): 6.2 cm (2 7/16 in)
Culture:
Liangzhu culture, ca. 3300-ca. 2250 BCE  Search this
Type:
Jewelry and Ornament
Origin:
Lake Tai region, China
Date:
ca. 3000-1700 BCE
Period:
Late Neolithic period
Topic:
Late Neolithic period (ca. 5000 - ca. 1700 BCE)  Search this
China  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1917.143
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Tapered pendant

Medium:
Jade (nephrite)
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 9.5 x 1.1 x 1 cm (3 3/4 x 7/16 x 3/8 in)
Culture:
Liangzhu culture, ca. 3300-ca. 2250 BCE  Search this
Type:
Jewelry and Ornament
Origin:
Lake Tai region, China
Date:
ca. 3300-2250 BCE
Period:
Late Neolithic period
Topic:
Late Neolithic period (ca. 5000 - ca. 1700 BCE)  Search this
China  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
pendant  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1917.144
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Vase

Medium:
Glazed clay
Dimensions:
H x Diam: 22.9 × 8.1 cm (9 × 3 3/16 in)
Style:
Zhang ware
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Zhang kilns, Fujian province, China
Date:
mid 17th-early 18th century
Period:
Qing dynasty
Topic:
Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)  Search this
China  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
Zhang ware  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1917.180
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Vase

Medium:
Stoneware with white slip under clear glaze
Dimensions:
H x Diam: 22.3 × 8.1 cm (8 3/4 × 3 3/16 in)
Style:
Zhang ware
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Zhang kilns, Fujian province, China
Date:
mid 17th-early 18th century
Period:
Qing dynasty
Topic:
Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)  Search this
China  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
Zhang ware  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1917.181
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Cizhou ware bottle

Medium:
Stoneware with white slip under copper-green lead silicate glaze
Dimensions:
H x W: 25.7 x 15.3 cm (10 1/8 x 6 in)
Style:
Cizhou ware
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Guantai kilns, Hebei province, China
Date:
first half of 12th century
Period:
Northern Song or Jin dynasty
Topic:
peony  Search this
Cizhou ware  Search this
Northern Song dynasty (960 - 1127)  Search this
Jin dynasty (1115 - 1234)  Search this
China  Search this
stoneware  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1917.204
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Ritual wine cup (zhi) with birds

Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
H x W: 12.1 x 11 cm (4 3/4 x 4 5/16 in)
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
China
Date:
10th century BCE
Period:
Western Zhou dynasty
Topic:
bird  Search this
Western Zhou dynasty (ca. 1050 - 771 BCE)  Search this
inscription  Search this
wine  Search this
China  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1919.6
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