Credit Line

Gift of Arthur M. Sackler

Restrictions & Rights

Copyright with museum

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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection

On View

Smithsonian Castle, Commons Room

ca. 1300-ca. 1050 BCE

Period

Late Shang dynasty

Accession Number

S1987.648

Topic

Shang dynasty (ca. 1600 - ca. 1050 BCE)

Anyang period (ca. 1300 - ca. 1050 BCE)

China

Chinese Art

WWII-era provenance

Origin

Anyang, probably Henan province, China

Medium

Jade

Dimensions

H x W x D: 6.2 x 20.4 x 0.7 cm (2 7/16 x 8 1/16 x 1/4 in)

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

Type

Jade

Ceremonial Object