Object: Pendant in the form of a bird S2012.9.1361

Credit Line: The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler

: 鳥形飾
西周（公元前1050-950年）
中國
軟玉
高3.9、寬9.9、厚0.1釐米
史密森博物學院亞瑟·M·賽克勒美術館保羅·辛格中國藝術收藏品；亞瑟·M·賽克勒基金會，保羅·辛格，AMS基金會，及亞瑟·M·賽克勒子女聯合贈送
器物編號：RLS1997.48.3658

Curatorial Remarks

1. (Jeffrey Smith per Keith Wilson, July 29, 2008) Jewelry and Ornament added as secondary classification.
2. (J. Smith per Keith Wilson, 7/29/2008) Jewelry and Ornament added as secondary classification.
3. (Najiba Choudhury per Keith Wilson, August 15, 2019) Title changed from "Curved bird silhouette" to "Pendant in the form of a bird"; Date changed from "10th century BCE" to "ca. 1050-950 BCE"; Medium changed from "Jade (nephrite)" to "Jade"; Object Name changed from "Ornament" to "Jewelry"; and added Chinese caption by Jingmin Zhang.

Unpublished Research: Draft catalogue entry (no. 310) for RLS1997.48.3658 for the catalogue of the Singer collection (1970-1990); by Louisa Fitzgerald Huber
Curved Bird Silhouette
Western Zhou 周 dynasty, 10th century BCE
Jade
Chord 9.5 cm (3 3/4 in)

This elongated, curved bird figure is executed in simple, beveled cuts. Noteworthy are the large, circular eye and the two opposing curls of the crest and wing. A conical hole pierces the tip of the tail, and there is a smaller perforation at the breast. The olive-green jade is translucent and well preserved, with the exception of a crack running across the wings.

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Pendant in the form of a bird