The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 22, 2025

Jade Bird Pendant

c. 1000–mid 900s BCE

China, Western Zhou dynasty

(c. 1046–771 BCE)
nephrite
Overall: 11.2 cm (4 7/16 in.)
Gift of Mary B. Lee, C. Bingham Blossom, Dudley S. Blossom III, Laurel B. Kovacik, and Elizabeth B. Blossom, in memory of Elizabeth B. Blossom 1972.38
Location: Not on view
  • ?–1972
    (Spink & Son, Ltd., London, England, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
    1972–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1991. Reproduced: p. 5 archive.org
  • China through the Magnifying Glass: Masterpieces in Miniature and Detail. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 11, 2022-February 26, 2023).
    Year in Review: 1972. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 27-March 18, 1973).
  • {{cite web|title=Jade Bird Pendant|url=false|author=|year=c. 1000–mid 900s BCE|access-date=22 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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