Assemblage of pendants
This reconstruction of a composite jade pendant represents a type originally suspended from a woman’s belt, as confirmed by depictions in Tang murals and stone engravings.
Artwork Details
- 唐 鑲嵌玉飾（五件）
- Title: Assemblage of pendants
- Period: Tang dynasty (618–907)
- Date: early 8th century
- Culture: China
- Medium: Jade (nephrite) with bronze and turquoise
- Dimensions: a, b (arc-shaped pendants): W. 5/8 in. (1.6 cm); Diam. 2 3/16 in. (5.5 cm)
c, d (cloud-shaped pendants): W. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm); Diam. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm)
e (large cloud-shaped pendant): 2 in. (5.1 cm); Diam. 4 in. (10.2 cm) - Classification: Jade
- Credit Line: Charlotte C. and John C. Weber Collection, Gift of Charlotte C. and John C. Weber, 1994
- Object Number: 1994.605.111a–e
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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