Harvard Art Museums > 1943.50.420: Jade Fish Silhouette 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"Jade Fish Silhouette , 1943.50.420,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 21, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/205045. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1943.50.420 Title Jade Fish Silhouette Classification Ritual Implements Work Type pendant Date c. 11th cent. BCE - 771 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/205045 Physical Descriptions Medium Deep green translucent nephrite, very slightly calcified Dimensions 7.3 x 2.3 x 0.4 cm (2 7/8 x 7/8 x 3/16 in.) unspecified: 12 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. 284 by Max Loehr: 284 Fish Silhouette Deep green translucent jade, very slightly calcified. Bulging contours and a curved, strongly flaring tail fin are distinguishing features. The mouth is perforated. Western Chou. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop Accession Year 1943 Object Number 1943.50.420 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. 284, p. 204 Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or 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
