COLLECTION NAME:
National Palace English
Record
Work ID:
M01C00101
Title:
Jade cong
Creation Date:
Late Neolithic Period
Start Year Date:
B.C.3200
End Year Date:
B.C.2200
Culture:
Liangzhu culture
Creation Place:
China
Measurements:
Height: 47.2 cm; Width(top): 7.7~7.8 cm; Width(bottom): 6.8 cm; Diameter (hole): 4.2~4.3 cm
Material:
Jade
Form:
Cong (jade cong)
Type:
Jades and Other Precious Stones
Repository:
The National Palace Museum, Taipei
Description:
This large jade cong was acquired by the palace probably in the 19th century, since it is not inscribed with a poem by the Qianlong emperor. It is a carved nephrite of dark green color with reddish splashes of varying tints. The surface exhibits sunken marks left by the initial chiseling of the nephrite. The form is a tall, squared, and top-heavy column. It is drilled hollow from both ends, and the meeting point is not perfectly aligned. The top rim is slightly flared and the bottom rim is straighter. The four corners of each section feature small-eyed masks. There are 17 sections and 68 masks in total.
ImageV ID:
M01C00101AS001
Rights:
Lee & Lee Communications