Add to ORKGThe ritual jade bi is the symbol of the supreme deity heaven. It is a flat disc which has a circular concentric orifice of approximately one-third its diameter. The green jade has brown specks. Entwining dragons form the pattern of the two concentric circles. -- d: 17.2 cm
During the Qing dynasty, large quantities of jade imported to Beijing made this precious stone more ...
The atypical display of three-color layers of this pendant is quite unusual and different from any o...
The Qianlong period is known for its more distinct and exceptional jade craftsmanship than any previ...
This milky-white and brown jade short-form cong has a square outer section around a circular inner p...
This red jade bi disc pendant is decorated with incised lines and scrolls, it is flat with a hole i...
Jade is clearly a subject that we are only on the threshold of understanding. Many, if not most ear...
The Chinese term for Jade or Yü covers a large array of stones that were believed to have the abilit...
This archaistic style jade vessel is a direct descendant of the archaic bronze ritual vessel known a...
The cong occasionally appeared during the late Neolithic period (c. 2500 B.C.) in the Western Zhou, ...
White jade carving of multiple symbols including a peach, bat, citron and pomegranate
Archaic vessels from late Qing like this one are standardized and loose in decoration. The overall ...
This jade vessel is likely to be a Ming jade carver's free interpretation of an archaistic bronze hu...
The language of decoration is interpreted through the manifestation of the iconology of the artifact...
This small pocket-size object is in the shape of pointed ge (halberd) blade with a disc-like ring at...
This is a large square mallet vase (fang bang chui ping) with a flaring mouth, a tall and straight n...
During the Qing dynasty, large quantities of jade imported to Beijing made this precious stone more ...
The atypical display of three-color layers of this pendant is quite unusual and different from any o...
The Qianlong period is known for its more distinct and exceptional jade craftsmanship than any previ...
This milky-white and brown jade short-form cong has a square outer section around a circular inner p...
This red jade bi disc pendant is decorated with incised lines and scrolls, it is flat with a hole i...
Jade is clearly a subject that we are only on the threshold of understanding. Many, if not most ear...
The Chinese term for Jade or Yü covers a large array of stones that were believed to have the abilit...
This archaistic style jade vessel is a direct descendant of the archaic bronze ritual vessel known a...
The cong occasionally appeared during the late Neolithic period (c. 2500 B.C.) in the Western Zhou, ...
White jade carving of multiple symbols including a peach, bat, citron and pomegranate
Archaic vessels from late Qing like this one are standardized and loose in decoration. The overall ...
This jade vessel is likely to be a Ming jade carver's free interpretation of an archaistic bronze hu...
The language of decoration is interpreted through the manifestation of the iconology of the artifact...
This small pocket-size object is in the shape of pointed ge (halberd) blade with a disc-like ring at...
This is a large square mallet vase (fang bang chui ping) with a flaring mouth, a tall and straight n...
During the Qing dynasty, large quantities of jade imported to Beijing made this precious stone more ...
The atypical display of three-color layers of this pendant is quite unusual and different from any o...
The Qianlong period is known for its more distinct and exceptional jade craftsmanship than any previ...