Ring
circa 2000 BC-1500 BC (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
The production of jade discs started in Neolithic times in China and continued until the 19th century. The earlier ones are usually without carved patterns, like this example.
Jade discs came in all sorts of sizes. Chinese philologists habitually made a distinction between a disc with a small central hole, a 'bi', and one with a large central hole, a 'huan'. This disc would have been considered a 'huan'.
Jade discs came in all sorts of sizes. Chinese philologists habitually made a distinction between a disc with a small central hole, a 'bi', and one with a large central hole, a 'huan'. This disc would have been considered a 'huan'.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Nephrite jade |
| Brief description | Dark green plain huan |
| Physical description | Semi-translucent variegated dark green with pale area. |
| Dimensions |
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| Style | |
| Credit line | Purchased with Art Fund support, the Vallentin Bequest, Sir Percival David and the Universities China Committee |
| Production | Thomas Lawton opinion 11/7/90: could have been cut down |
| Summary | The production of jade discs started in Neolithic times in China and continued until the 19th century. The earlier ones are usually without carved patterns, like this example. Jade discs came in all sorts of sizes. Chinese philologists habitually made a distinction between a disc with a small central hole, a 'bi', and one with a large central hole, a 'huan'. This disc would have been considered a 'huan'. |
| Bibliographic reference | Rawson, Jessica and Ayers, John. Chinese Jade throughout the Ages, London : Oriental Ceramics Society, 1975
no.31 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | A.47-1936 |
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| Record created | May 8, 2000 |
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