Bird-shaped pendant
about 2000 B.C.
Medium/TechniquePale green nephrite jade with engraved design
Dimensions12.4 cm (4 7/8 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number12.1076
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
Provenance1912, purchased in China by Okakura Kakuzo (b. 1862 - d. 1913) for the MFA. (Accession Date: October 3, 1912)
late 3rd millennium B.C.
12th–11th century B.C.
500 B.C.–221 B.C.
Late 17th century
19th century
12th century B.C.
14th–13th century B.C.
3rd millennium B.C.
19th century
18th century
17th or 18th century
18th century