The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of May 15, 2026

A sculpture depicts a reclining pig carved from jade, a stone mottled with shades of cream, light gray, and dark brown. Facing right, shallowly incised lines define its ears and legs tucked against the elongated body. The blunt snout terminates in a dark, polished surface. Weathering and fine cracks texture the stone throughout. Where details are carved or worn, the surface appears lighter, contrasting with the smooth finish of the head.

Pig

1045–256 BCE

China, Zhou dynasty

(c. 1046–256 BCE)
jade
Overall: 12.1 cm (4 3/4 in.)
Worcester R. Warner Collection 1917.52
Location: Not on view
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