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.
500 B.C.–221 B.C.
12th–11th century B.C.
late 4th–early 3rd millennium B.C.
Late 17th century
early 3rd millennium B.C.
12th century B.C.
14th–13th century B.C.
3rd millennium B.C.
2nd century B.C.
19th century
16th–17th century