Detail View: National Palace English: Jade disc

Work ID: 
M01C00103
Title: 
Jade disc
Creation Date: 
Late Neolithc Period
Start Year Date: 
B.C.5000
End Year Date: 
B.C.2000
Creation Place: 
China
Measurements: 
Diameter: 36.4 cm; Diameter (hole): 6.2 cm; Thickness: 1.25cm
Material: 
Jade
Form: 
Bi (jade disc)
Type: 
Jades and Other Precious Stones
Repository: 
The National Palace Museum, Taipei
Description: 
The jade shows complex red and brown splashes, and it is semi-transparent. This plain disc has an imperfect contour and surface, and it is uneven in thickness. The small hole in the middle is drilled from one side, and the edge of the hole is angled, so that the hole on one side appears bigger than on the other. The jade has a few seals and poems of the Qianlong emperor, therefore showing its popularity upon entering the Qing palace.
ImageV ID: 
M01C00103AS001
Rights: 
Lee & Lee Communications