Harvard Art Museums > 1943.50.211: Elongated Jade Bird Figure Ritual Implements Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Elongated Jade Bird Figure , 1943.50.211,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/204905. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download The jade sculpture is long and flat in shape and shown horizontally. The left end is wide with a small hole through it. There is an engraved circle to show an eye as well as long, rounded engraved lines that reach the middle. The right side slopes upward to a narrow, blunt end with engraved lines that reach towards the middle. There is a cracked, diagonal line in the middle with red coloring around it. The sculpture is golden yellow in color. Gallery Text In the Zhou dynasty the number of jades in burial sites increased significantly, as multiple plaques and beads were sewn or strung together and draped over the face and body of the deceased. Jades in the forms of figures and animals became increasingly realistic, and surface patterns became more complex and highly decorative. Identification and Creation Object Number 1943.50.211 Title Elongated Jade Bird Figure Classification Ritual Implements Work Type pendant Date 10th-9th century BCE Places Creation Place: East Asia, China Period Zhou dynasty, Western Zhou period, c. 1050-771 BCE Culture Chinese Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/204905 Location Location Level 1, Room 1740, Early Chinese Art, Arts of Ancient China from the Neolithic to the Bronze Age View this object's location on our interactive map Physical Descriptions Medium Clouded grayish brown nephrite Dimensions W. 1.9 x L. 11 x Thickness 0.3 cm (3/4 x 4 5/16 x 1/8 in.) Weight 11 g Provenance Recorded Ownership History Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (by 1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943. Published Text Catalogue Ancient Chinese Jades from the Grenville L. Winthrop Collection in the Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University Authors Max Loehr and Louisa G. Fitzgerald Huber Publisher Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1975) Catalogue entry no. 261 by Max Loehr: 261 Elongated Bird Figure Similar to No. 260, but of a more grayish brown color, and with a more buoyantly and elegantly outlined tail. The figure has been broken and repaired. Late Western Chou. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop Accession Year 1943 Object Number 1943.50.211 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions THIS WORK MAY NOT BE LENT BY THE TERMS OF ITS ACQUISITION TO THE HARVARD ART MUSEUMS. The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Publication History Max Loehr and Louisa G. Fitzgerald Huber, Ancient Chinese Jades from the Grenville L. Winthrop Collection in the Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University (Cambridge, MA, Fogg Art Museum, 1975)., cat. no. 261, p. 194 Exhibition History 32Q: 1740 Early China I, Harvard Art Museums, 11/16/2014 - 01/01/2050 Subjects and Contexts Google Art Project Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
