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The jade flute appeared in Chinese literature at a very early date. However, it was not until the eighteenth century, when the supply of the precious stone was plentiful, that jade flutes were actually made.
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Title: Xiao
Period: Qing dyansty (1644-1911)
Date: 18th or 19th centuries
Geography: China
Culture: Chinese
Medium: Jade
Dimensions: 20 1/2 × 3/4 × 3/4 × 11/16 in. (52.1 × 1.9 × 1.9 × 1.7 cm)
Classification: Aerophone-Blow Hole-end-blown flute (vertical)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1987
Accession Number: 1987.109
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