Object Details
- Description
- Jade handle has bird with delicate features etched onto surface. Bird has incised eyes, beak, legs and claws with crossed wings circling around back of handle. (Spotty calcification with brownish-colored areas on bottom. Straight brown line on chest of bird.)
- Collection
- Arthur M. Sackler Collection
- Exhibition History
- 5000 Years of Chinese Jade (October 1, 2011 to February 19, 2012)
- Ancient Chinese Bronzes and Jades (October 1, 1989 - September 10, 1990)
- In Praise of Ancestors: Ritual Objects from China (September 28, 1987 to January 1, 1989)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
- Culture
- Shijiahe culture, ca. 2500-ca. 2000 BCE
- ca. 2500 - 2000 BCE
- Period
- Late Neolithic period
- Accession Number
- S1987.930
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Jewelry and Ornament
- Medium
- Jade (nephrite)
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 10.4 x 1.6 x 1.6 cm (4 1/8 x 5/8 x 5/8 in)
- Origin
- Hubei province, Middle Yangzi valley, China
- Related Online Resources
- Google Cultural Institute
- Jades for Life and Death
- See more items in
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Topic
- jade
- nephrite
- Late Neolithic period (ca. 5000 - ca. 1700 BCE)
- China
- Chinese Art
- Record ID
- fsg_S1987.930
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye30a3951fb-d60f-4c71-9b9a-1f34d4c3164f
