COLLECTION NAME:
National Palace English
Record
Work ID:
M01C00106
Title:
A jade tiger pendant
Creation Date:
Western Zhou Dynasty
Start Year Date:
B.C.1100
End Year Date:
B.C.771
Dynasty:
07 Western Zhou (c. 1100 ~771 B.C.)
Creation Place:
China
Measurements:
Length: 9.4 cm; Width: 2.7 cm; Thickness: 0.4 cm
Material:
Jade
Form:
Huang (jade Huang)
Type:
Jades and Other Precious Stones
Subject:
Animals
Repository:
The National Palace Museum, Taipei
Description:
This green jade shows a brown tinge in a small area, and its curvature approximates a Chinese fan shape. Each of the two ends has a small hole for fastening a string. The motifs are similar on both sides, and they illustrate two tigers in low relief. The tigers face away from each other, spread their jaws, stretch their eyes, and appear fierce. The tiger body is abstractly formed by a broad, curling band decorated with various kinds of curly patterns. On one end, there is an oval that represents the eye of the beast. Jade artisans were good at designs, and they used the hole for fastening a string as the eyeball. The upper edge of the pendant has carved ridges.
ImageV ID:
M01C00106AS001
Rights:
Lee & Lee Communications