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Pair of Jade Plaques

475–221 BCE
Part of a set, view all set records
(475–221 BCE)
nephrite
Part 1: 22.5 x 8.9 cm (8 7/8 x 3 1/2 in.); Part 2: 20.8 x 8.7 cm (8 3/16 x 3 7/16 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund and the John L. Severance Fund 1991.78
Location: not on view
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This beautiful pair of late Eastern Zhou openwork jade plaques illustrate a level of creativity and technical achievement that was unequaled before or since. Taking the shape of a pair of fantastic creatures, they are at once tiger-like, rhino-like, and dragon-like. Their strong silhouettes are marked with shallow relief bands, and their subtly swelling embellished surfaces are finished to the same degree on both sides.

Pair of Jade Plaques

475–221 BCE

China, Henan province, Eastern Zhou dynasty (770–256 BCE), Warring States period (475–221 BCE)

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