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Pendant in the form of a fluted ring

Medium:
Jade (nephrite)
Dimensions:
Diam x D: 7 x 0.7 cm (2 3/4 x 1/4 in)
Diam (hole): 5.5 cm (2 3/16 in)
Type:
Jewelry and Ornament
Origin:
but purportedly found at Anhui province, Shou xian, probably Henan province, Jincun, China
Date:
475-221 BCE
Period:
Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period
Topic:
carving  Search this
jade  Search this
nephrite  Search this
Eastern Zhou dynasty (770 - 221 BCE)  Search this
Warring States period (475 - 221 BCE)  Search this
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Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1939.10
Restrictions & Rights:
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3152bfde4-6838-4ec0-8df8-82b88f96567d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1939.10
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Pendant in the form of a fluted ring

Medium:
Jade (nephrite)
Dimensions:
Diam x D: 6.2 × 0.7 cm (2 7/16 × 1/4 in)
Diam (hole): 3.8 cm (1 1/2 in)
Type:
Jewelry and Ornament
Origin:
but purportedly found at Anhui province, Shou xian, probably Henan province, Jincun, China
Date:
475-221 BCE
Period:
Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period
Topic:
carving  Search this
jade  Search this
nephrite  Search this
Eastern Zhou dynasty (770 - 221 BCE)  Search this
Warring States period (475 - 221 BCE)  Search this
China  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1939.11
Restrictions & Rights:
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3f67391e3-772b-44ea-9850-83459c340c71
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1939.11

Pendant in the form of a fluted ring

Medium:
Jade (nephrite)
Dimensions:
Diam x D: 3.5 × 0.4 cm (1 3/8 × 1/8 in)
Diam (hole): 2.4 cm (15/16 in)
Type:
Jewelry and Ornament
Origin:
Jincun, probably Henan province, China
Date:
475-221 BCE
Period:
Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period
Topic:
carving  Search this
jade  Search this
nephrite  Search this
Eastern Zhou dynasty (770 - 221 BCE)  Search this
Warring States period (475 - 221 BCE)  Search this
China  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
pendant  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1939.12
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3a08f4fcc-9e04-49a0-8baa-997ab498e94d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1939.12

Pendant in the form of a ring inside of a fluted ring

Medium:
Jade (nephrite)
Dimensions:
Diam x D: 3.9 × 0.5 cm (1 1/2 × 3/16 in)
Diam (hole): 1 cm (3/8 in)
Type:
Jewelry and Ornament
Date:
475-221 BCE
Period:
Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period
Topic:
jade  Search this
nephrite  Search this
Eastern Zhou dynasty (770 - 221 BCE)  Search this
Warring States period (475 - 221 BCE)  Search this
China  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
pendant  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1939.13
Restrictions & Rights:
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Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye340814371-a367-495c-8a01-7f95effcf47d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1939.13

Ring with raised uniform curls arranged in a grid

Medium:
Jade (nephrite)
Dimensions:
Diam x D: 10.4 × 0.4 cm (4 1/8 × 3/16 in)
Diam (hole): 4.7 cm (1 7/8 in)
Type:
Ceremonial Object
Origin:
but purportedly found at Anhui province, Shou xian, probably Henan province, Jincun, China
Date:
475-221 BCE
Period:
Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period
Topic:
carving  Search this
jade  Search this
nephrite  Search this
Eastern Zhou dynasty (770 - 221 BCE)  Search this
Warring States period (475 - 221 BCE)  Search this
China  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1939.14
Restrictions & Rights:
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Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3a878915f-5de3-43ce-9bc0-302ed4c5c7d0
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1939.14
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Sword pommel with dragons

Medium:
Jade (nephrite)
Dimensions:
Diam x D: 5.3 x 0.8 cm (2 1/16 x 5/16 in)
Type:
Weapon and Armament
Origin:
China
Date:
206 BCE-9 CE
Period:
Western Han dynasty
Topic:
jade  Search this
nephrite  Search this
dragon  Search this
Western Han dynasty (206 BCE - 9 CE)  Search this
China  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1939.15
Restrictions & Rights:
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Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye347f30150-a3fc-4471-ae13-2cf52dd948a8
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1939.15
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Sword scabbard chape with mask

Medium:
Jade (nephrite)
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 6 × 6.8 × 1.1 cm (2 3/8 × 2 11/16 × 7/16 in)
Type:
Weapon and Armament
Origin:
China
Date:
206 BCE-9 CE
Period:
Western Han dynasty
Topic:
jade  Search this
nephrite  Search this
Western Han dynasty (206 BCE - 9 CE)  Search this
China  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1939.16
Restrictions & Rights:
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Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye393a01f41-9c1e-4fb8-bd05-ec3969f8d80d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1939.16
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Pendant in the form of a dragon

Medium:
Jade (nephrite)
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 7.8 x 3.2 x 0.4 cm (3 1/16 x 1 1/4 x 3/16 in)
Type:
Jewelry and Ornament
Origin:
purportedly found at Anhui province, Shou xian, probably Henan province, Jincun, China
Date:
475-221 BCE
Period:
Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period
Topic:
carving  Search this
jade  Search this
nephrite  Search this
dragon  Search this
Eastern Zhou dynasty (770 - 221 BCE)  Search this
Warring States period (475 - 221 BCE)  Search this
cat  Search this
China  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1939.17
Restrictions & Rights:
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye365d60263-d53f-4f45-bf58-6e42fe067cc7
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1939.17

Pendant in the form of a dragon

Medium:
Jade (nephrite)
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 6.8 x 2.6 x 0.5 cm (2 11/16 x 1 x 3/16 in)
Type:
Jewelry and Ornament
Origin:
Reputedly Shouzhou, Anhui Province, probably Jincun, Henan province, China
Date:
475-221 BCE
Period:
Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period
Topic:
carving  Search this
jade  Search this
nephrite  Search this
dragon  Search this
Eastern Zhou dynasty (770 - 221 BCE)  Search this
Warring States period (475 - 221 BCE)  Search this
cat  Search this
China  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1939.18
Restrictions & Rights:
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3d8fcb7b5-d262-4a14-bfb0-e42f858d61d6
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1939.18

Dagger-axe (ge 戈)

Medium:
Jade (nephrite)
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 6.9 x 2.4 x 0.4 cm (2 3/4 x 15/16 x 1/8 in)
Type:
Jewelry and Ornament
Origin:
China
Date:
ca. 1100-ca. 1000 BCE
Period:
Late Shang dynasty or Western Zhou dynasty, Anyang period
Topic:
carving  Search this
jade  Search this
nephrite  Search this
Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty (ca. 1300 - 1050 BCE)  Search this
Western Zhou dynasty (ca. 1050 - 771 BCE)  Search this
China  Search this
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Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1939.19
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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye33d698791-d642-4e4f-91cf-64de35faa3ef
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1939.19
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Dagger-axe (ge 戈), fragment reworked

Medium:
Jade (nephrite)
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 3.3 × 11 × 0.3 cm (1 5/16 × 4 5/16 × 1/8 in)
Type:
Ceremonial Object
Origin:
Anyang, probably Henan province, China
Date:
ca. 1250-ca. 1050 BCE
Period:
Late Shang dynasty, Anyang period
Topic:
carving  Search this
jade  Search this
nephrite  Search this
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:
F1939.20
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
On View:
Sackler Gallery 24b: Anyang: China's Ancient City of Kings
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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye37aca07d0-0bcc-40ca-9603-67abdb04e06f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1939.20
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Dagger-axe (ge 戈)

Medium:
Jade (nephrite)
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 17.1 x 2.5 x 0.4 cm (6 3/4 x 1 x 3/16 in)
Type:
Jewelry and Ornament
Origin:
China
Date:
ca. 1050-771 BCE
Period:
Western Zhou dynasty
Topic:
carving  Search this
jade  Search this
nephrite  Search this
Western Zhou dynasty (ca. 1050 - 771 BCE)  Search this
China  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1939.21
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Jades for Life and Death
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye30ca6c6a7-9d8a-4342-abd9-97bb4cd1a9b7
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1939.21
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Ornament with a dragon head

Medium:
Jade (nephrite)
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 5.5 x 2 x 0.4 cm (2 3/16 x 13/16 x 1/8 in)
Type:
Jewelry and Ornament
Origin:
but purportedly found at Anhui province, Shou xian, probably Henan province, Jincun, China
Date:
475-221 BCE
Period:
Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period
Topic:
jade  Search this
nephrite  Search this
dragon  Search this
Eastern Zhou dynasty (770 - 221 BCE)  Search this
Warring States period (475 - 221 BCE)  Search this
China  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1939.22
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3f2c74400-1e6a-4bf2-8246-5b44a37d6c1c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1939.22

Pendant in the form of an archer’s thumbring with raised linked curls

Medium:
Jade (nephrite)
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 4.5 × 3.4 × 0.9 cm (1 3/4 × 1 5/16 × 3/8 in)
Type:
Jewelry and Ornament
Origin:
China
Date:
471-221 BCE
Period:
Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period
Topic:
carving  Search this
incising  Search this
jade  Search this
nephrite  Search this
bird  Search this
Eastern Zhou dynasty (770 - 221 BCE)  Search this
Warring States period (475 - 221 BCE)  Search this
archery  Search this
China  Search this
bow  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
pendant  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1939.23
Restrictions & Rights:
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Data Source:
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye33aacb6c8-7b80-4758-8f9d-bb3f0c9ee152
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1939.23

Pendant in the form of an archer’s thumbring with raised linked curls

Medium:
Jade (nephrite)
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 4.6 × 2.7 × 1.5 cm (1 13/16 × 1 1/16 × 9/16 in)
Type:
Jewelry and Ornament
Date:
475-221 BCE
Period:
Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period
Topic:
carving  Search this
incising  Search this
jade  Search this
nephrite  Search this
bird  Search this
Eastern Zhou dynasty (770 - 221 BCE)  Search this
Warring States period (475 - 221 BCE)  Search this
China  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
pendant  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1939.24
Restrictions & Rights:
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye35c880741-0f92-4aa2-840f-25a9f5b0fcf1
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1939.24

Pendant in the form of an archer’s thumbring with bird and raised linked curls

Medium:
Jade (nephrite)
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 4.5 × 2.5 × 1.2 cm (1 3/4 × 1 × 1/2 in)
Type:
Jewelry and Ornament
Date:
475-221 BCE
Period:
Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period
Topic:
carving  Search this
incising  Search this
jade  Search this
nephrite  Search this
bird  Search this
Eastern Zhou dynasty (770 - 221 BCE)  Search this
Warring States period (475 - 221 BCE)  Search this
archery  Search this
China  Search this
bow  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
pendant  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1939.25
Restrictions & Rights:
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Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3c505706a-226d-4bcb-a070-bd5af2701ea2
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1939.25

Pendant in the form of an archer’s thumbring with incised linked curls

Medium:
Jade (nephrite)
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 5 × 3.9 × 0.6 cm (2 × 1 9/16 × 1/4 in)
Type:
Jewelry and Ornament
Origin:
China
Date:
475-221 BCE
Period:
Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period
Topic:
carving  Search this
incising  Search this
jade  Search this
nephrite  Search this
Eastern Zhou dynasty (770 - 221 BCE)  Search this
Warring States period (475 - 221 BCE)  Search this
archery  Search this
China  Search this
bow  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
pendant  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1939.26
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3e92d70db-23b0-43d7-9b1b-904bd74c8db0
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1939.26

Eccentric ring with intertwined animals

Medium:
Jade (nephrite)
Dimensions:
Diam x D: 2.7 x 0.3 cm (1 1/16 x 1/8 in)
Type:
Jewelry and Ornament
Origin:
China
Date:
5th-4th century BCE
Period:
Eastern Zhou dynasty
Topic:
carving  Search this
jade  Search this
nephrite  Search this
Eastern Zhou dynasty (770 - 221 BCE)  Search this
China  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1939.27
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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GUID:
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EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1939.27

Sword guard with mask

Medium:
Jade (nephrite)
Dimensions:
H: 6 cm (2 3/8 in)
Type:
Weapon and Armament
Origin:
China
Date:
206-9 BCE
Period:
Western Han dynasty
Topic:
jade  Search this
nephrite  Search this
Western Han dynasty (206 BCE - 9 CE)  Search this
China  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1939.28
Restrictions & Rights:
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GUID:
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EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1939.28
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Pendant with dragon heads, spirals, and raised uniform curls arranged in a grid

Medium:
Jade (nephrite)
Dimensions:
H x W x D (F1939.29a): 14.1 × 5 × 0.5 cm (5 9/16 × 2 × 3/16 in)
Type:
Jewelry and Ornament
Origin:
Probably Henan province, China
Date:
475-221 BCE
Period:
Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period
Topic:
carving  Search this
incising  Search this
jade  Search this
nephrite  Search this
dragon  Search this
Eastern Zhou dynasty (770 - 221 BCE)  Search this
Warring States period (475 - 221 BCE)  Search this
China  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1939.29a-b
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Data Source:
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye349d69d0f-3d63-4102-b325-730bb5d44717
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1939.29a-b
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