COLLECTION NAME:
National Palace English
Record
Work ID:
M01C00029
Title:
Jade bi disk
Creation Date:
Late Neolithic Period
Start Year Date:
B.C.2000
End Year Date:
B.C.1800
Culture:
Qi-jia Culture
Creation Place:
China
Measurements:
Diameter : 36.2 ~36.9 cm; Thickness: 1.4~0.8 cm
Material:
Jade
Form:
Bi (jade disc)
Type:
Jades and Other Precious Stones
Repository:
The National Palace Museum, Taipei
Description:
The jade shows complex and inconstant spots and distinct patterns. The color of this type of jade is already fixed at the time it is mined, and it has not changed since then. This plain disc has an imperfect form, and the rim exposes its ragged surface, which has been chipped. The disc is uneven in thickness, and it is not entirely flat either. Each of the two sides has a large crack. The hole is tiny and 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 drilling marks can still be seen. Yet, the large size of this 36.4cm wide disc is rare.
ImageV ID:
M01C00029AS003
Rights:
Lee & Lee Communications