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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1943.50.219
Title
Jade Crested Bird with Long Tail
Classification
Ritual Implements
Work Type
pendant
Date
11th-10th 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/204946

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Well-polished, opaque buff nephrite plaque
Dimensions
H. 3 x W. 7.7 x D. 0.2 cm (1 3/16 x 3 1/16 x 1/16 in.)
Weight 9 g

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. 258 by Max Loehr:

258 Crested Bird with Long Tail
Well-polished, opaque buff jade plaque, representing the silhouette of a bird with a hammer-shaped beak and a long tail, the tip of which is broken off. Both the wings and crest begins with a volute. A pair of concentric curves is incised at the crest. Two pairs of slanting striae mark the top tier of the tail. A striated “fin” is juxtaposed to the bird’s leg. Same design on the back. Small perforation at the breast. Western Chou.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop
Accession Year
1943
Object Number
1943.50.219
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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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. 258, p. 193

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