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Sample of "Hansford"
China
20th century

Container of Imported Carborundum
China
20th century

Grooved Grinder for Jade
China
20th century

Wood carving
Japan
17th century

Polishing wheel for carving jade
China
20th century

Sample of Rock Crystal
China
20th century

Skull
Tibet
16th century or later

"Mission to Renew"
Fu Baoshi
dated 1940

Diamond-Shaped Plaque
Tibet
16th century or later

Sample of Amethyst Quartz
China
20th century

Large Grinder for Jade
China
20th century

Part of a carving from an overmantel (five parts)
Grinling Gibbons
ca. 1675

Carving
China
18th century

Sample of Lapis Lazuli
China
20th century

Sample of Serpentine
China
20th century

Couch and footstool with bone carvings and glass inlays
Roman
1st–2nd century CE

Shellac Specimen for Jade Carving
China
20th century

Box with Two Trays containing Tools and Specimens
China
20th century

Diamond-Shaped Plaque
Tibet
16th century or later

Sample of Siberian Nephrite
China
20th century

"Never Wanting to be a Busy Man"
Fu Baoshi
1930s

Square decorative carving
Tibet
17th century

Small polishing wheel for carving jade
China
20th century

Wrist rest decorated with long beans
Jin Xiya
1925

Piece of "False Jade" Carved in Shape of an Elephant
China
20th century

"Fu"
Fu Baoshi
dated 1965

Skull
Tibet
16th century or later

Drill for carving jade
China
20th century

Skull
Tibet
16th century or later

Lintel Carving from a Ceremonial House
Yangoru Boiken
early to mid-20th century

Section of Nephrite Mounted in a Microscope Slide
China
20th century

“Often after Being Drunk”; Poetic Thoughts of Bitter Melon [Shitao]”
Fu Baoshi
dated 1941

Sample of "False Jade(?) Limestone"
China
20th century

Container of Crushed Garnets
China
20th century

Sand-file for carving jade
China
20th century

Gouge for carving jade
China
20th century

Sample of Amphibole Asbestos
China
20th century

Piece of "False Jade" Carved in Shape of a Flying Fish
China
20th century

Diamond-Shaped Plaque
Tibet
16th century or later

Shellac Specimen for Jade Carving
China
20th century