On View

The Freer and Sackler Galleries possess one of the world’s largest and most comprehensive collections of ancient Chinese jades. Holdings range from jewelry to ceremonial objects based on functional tools and weapons. Browse our on view objects, highlights, or scan the whole collection to find your personal favorites.

Straight chisel (<em>gui</em>圭) with face and bird
F1915.87
Straight chisel (gui圭) with face and bird
Dagger-axe (<em>ge</em> 戈), fragment reworked
F1915.108
Dagger-axe (ge 戈), fragment reworked
Tablet
F1915.234
Tablet
One-tier tube (<em>cong</em> 琮) with masks
F1916.118
One-tier tube (cong 琮) with masks
Forked blade (<em>zhang</em> 璋)
F1916.162
Forked blade (zhang 璋)
Forked blade (<em>zhang</em> 璋)
F1916.165
Forked blade (zhang 璋)
Eleven-tier tube (<em>cong</em> 琮) with masks
F1916.410
Eleven-tier tube (cong 琮) with masks
Forked blade (<em>zhang</em> 璋)
F1916.491
Forked blade (zhang 璋)
Forked blade (<em>zhang</em> 璋)
F1916.494
Forked blade (zhang 璋)
Axe (<em>fu</em> 斧)
F1916.498
Axe (fu 斧)
Two-tier tube (<em>cong</em> 琮) with masks
F1916.499
Two-tier tube (cong 琮) with masks
Head ornament with mask
F1916.511
Head ornament with mask
Axe shaft cap
F1916.512
Axe shaft cap
Disk (<em>bi</em> 璧)
F1917.19
Disk (bi 璧)
Dagger-axe (<em>ge</em> 戈), fragment
F1917.37
Dagger-axe (ge 戈), fragment
Tube (<em>cong</em> 琮)
F1917.41
Tube (cong 琮)
Disk (<em>bi</em> 璧) with knobs
F1917.50
Disk (bi 璧) with knobs
Three-tier tube (<em>cong</em> 琮) with masks
F1917.65a-d
Three-tier tube (cong 琮) with masks
Axe (<em>fu</em> 斧)
F1917.78
Axe (fu 斧)
Disk (<em>bi</em> 璧) with incised glyph
F1917.79
Disk (bi 璧) with incised glyph
Bracelet
F1917.81
Bracelet
Disk (<em>bi</em> 璧)
F1917.83
Disk (bi 璧)
Five-tier tube (<em>cong</em> 琮) with masks
F1917.95
Five-tier tube (cong 琮) with masks
Disk (<em>bi</em> 璧)
F1917.136
Disk (bi 璧)
Bracelet with animal heads
F1917.141a-b
Bracelet with animal heads
Disk (<em>bi</em> 璧)
F1917.344
Disk (bi 璧)
Disk (<em>bi</em> 璧)
F1917.345
Disk (bi 璧)
Disk (<em>bi</em> 璧) with incised glyph
F1917.346
Disk (bi 璧) with incised glyph
Disk (<em>bi</em> 璧) with incised glyph and decorated edge
F1917.348
Disk (bi 璧) with incised glyph and decorated edge
Disk (<em>bi</em> 璧)
F1917.350
Disk (bi 璧)
Disk (<em>bi</em> 璧)
F1917.354
Disk (bi 璧)
Head ornament
F1917.378c
Head ornament
Head ornament
F1917.378d
Head ornament
Head ornament with mask
F1917.380
Head ornament with mask
Decorative fitting for an ornamental comb
F1917.382
Decorative fitting for an ornamental comb
Arc-shaped pendant (<em>huang</em> 璜)
F1917.383
Arc-shaped pendant (huang 璜)
One-tier tube (<em>cong</em> 琮) with masks
F1917.384
One-tier tube (cong 琮) with masks
Bracelet with incised glyphs
F1917.385
Bracelet with incised glyphs
Dagger-axe (<em>ge</em> 戈)
F1917.396.1
Dagger-axe (ge 戈)
Harvesting knife (<em>hu</em> 笏) with mask and felines, fragment
F1918.1.1
Harvesting knife (hu 笏) with mask and felines, fragment
Eight-tier tube (<em>cong</em> 琮) with masks
F1918.14
Eight-tier tube (cong 琮) with masks
Disk (<em>bi</em> 璧)
F1918.25
Disk (bi 璧)
Disk (<em>bi</em> 璧)
F1918.26
Disk (bi 璧)
Disk (<em>bi</em> 璧)
F1918.28
Disk (bi 璧)
Dagger-axe (<em>ge</em> 戈)
F1919.13a-c
Dagger-axe (ge 戈)
Dagger-axe (<em>ge</em> 戈)
F1919.17a-b
Dagger-axe (ge 戈)
Disk (<em>bi</em> 璧)
F1919.18
Disk (bi 璧)
Disk (<em>bi</em> 璧)
F1919.27
Disk (bi 璧)
Disk (<em>bi</em> 璧)
F1919.31
Disk (bi 璧)
Axe (<em>fu</em> 斧)
F1919.39
Axe (fu 斧)
Bracelet with geometric decoration
F1919.46
Bracelet with geometric decoration
One-tier tube (<em>cong</em> 琮) with masks
F1919.47
One-tier tube (cong 琮) with masks
Bracelet
F1919.48
Bracelet
Tube (<em>cong</em> 琮)
F1919.51
Tube (cong 琮)
Disk (<em>bi</em> 璧) with incised glyph (fragment)
F1919.58a-c
Disk (bi 璧) with incised glyph (fragment)
Disk (<em>bi</em> 璧)
F1919.59
Disk (bi 璧)
Dagger-axe (<em>ge</em> 戈), fragment reworked
F1919.61
Dagger-axe (ge 戈), fragment reworked
Dagger-axe (<em>ge</em> 戈), fragment reworked
F1939.20
Dagger-axe (ge 戈), fragment reworked
Tablet
F1939.31
Tablet
Ornament (<em>shi</em> 飾) with face and masks
F1939.54
Ornament (shi 飾) with face and masks
Dagger-axe (<em>ge</em> 戈) with masks (<em>taotie</em>) and dragons
F1940.10a-e
Dagger-axe (ge 戈) with masks (taotie) and dragons
Axe (<em>yue</em> 鉞) Axe (yue 鉞) with handle, masks (<em>taotie</em>), and cicadas
F1941.4
Axe (yue 鉞) Axe (yue 鉞) with handle, masks (taotie), and cicadas
Dagger-axe (<em>ge</em> 戈) with handle, masks (<em>taotie</em>), and cicadas
F1941.5
Dagger-axe (ge 戈) with handle, masks (taotie), and cicadas
Knife pendant in the form of a supernatural human
F1942.6
Knife pendant in the form of a supernatural human
Fitting with masks (<em>taotie</em>)
F1948.23
Fitting with masks (taotie)
Ornament (<em>shi</em>飾) with mask
F1953.9
Ornament (shi飾) with mask
Disk (<em>bi</em> 璧)
F1956.16
Disk (bi 璧)
Axe (<em>yue</em> 鉞), made from a collared disk
F1968.48
Axe (yue 鉞), made from a collared disk
Round axe, made from a collared disk
F1970.39
Round axe, made from a collared disk
Knife pendant in the form of a bird
F1979.25
Knife pendant in the form of a bird
Pendant in the form of a fish, one of a pair, probably reworked from a collared disk
F1979.26
Pendant in the form of a fish, one of a pair, probably reworked from a collared disk
Pendant in the form of a fish, one of a pair, probably reworked from a collared disk
F1979.27
Pendant in the form of a fish, one of a pair, probably reworked from a collared disk
Harvesting knife (<em>hu</em> 笏)
F1979.39
Harvesting knife (hu 笏)
Axe (<em>fu</em> 斧)
F1998.4
Axe (fu 斧)
Thirteen-tier tube (<em>cong</em> 琮) with masks
F2016.2a-d
Thirteen-tier tube (cong 琮) with masks
Notched disk
F2017.5a-c
Notched disk
Collared disk
S1987.457
Collared disk
Flanged bracelet
S1987.460
Flanged bracelet
Tube (<em>cong</em> 琮)
S1987.466
Tube (cong 琮)
Tablet
S1987.493
Tablet
Finial in the form of a dragon and bird in combat
S1987.518
Finial in the form of a dragon and bird in combat
Finial in the form of a bird, probably reworked from a disk (<em>bi</em> 璧)
S1987.532
Finial in the form of a bird, probably reworked from a disk (bi 璧)
Knife pendant in the form of a dragon, probably reworked from a bracelet
S1987.549
Knife pendant in the form of a dragon, probably reworked from a bracelet
Pendant in the form of a mask, probably reworked from a tube (<em>cong</em> 琮)
S1987.550
Pendant in the form of a mask, probably reworked from a tube (cong 琮)
Pendant in the form of a tiger
S1987.553
Pendant in the form of a tiger
Pendant in the form of a fish, reworked from a collared disk
S1987.573
Pendant in the form of a fish, reworked from a collared disk
Pendant in the form of a coiled dragon
S1987.583
Pendant in the form of a coiled dragon
Pendant in the form of a coiled dragon
S1987.606
Pendant in the form of a coiled dragon
Pendant in the form of a fish, probably reworked from a collared disk
S1987.633
Pendant in the form of a fish, probably reworked from a collared disk
Finial in the form of a bird
S1987.637
Finial in the form of a bird
Pendant in the form of a turtle
S1987.638
Pendant in the form of a turtle
Finial in the form of a bird
S1987.640
Finial in the form of a bird
Collared disk
S1987.647
Collared disk
Collared disk
S1987.656
Collared disk
Tablet
S1987.671
Tablet
Axe (<em>yue</em> 鉞)
S1987.673
Axe (yue 鉞)
Pendant in the form of a bird
S1987.704
Pendant in the form of a bird
Pendant in the form of a tiger
S1987.705
Pendant in the form of a tiger
Dagger-axe (<em>ge</em> 戈) with dragons
S1987.712
Dagger-axe (ge 戈) with dragons
Knife pendant in the form of a tiger
S1987.839
Knife pendant in the form of a tiger
Finial in the form of a bird
S1987.841
Finial in the form of a bird
Pendant in the form of a bird
S1987.845
Pendant in the form of a bird
Pendant in the form of a bird, probably reworked from a tube (<em>cong</em> 琮)
S1987.861
Pendant in the form of a bird, probably reworked from a tube (cong 琮)
Owl
S1987.864
Owl
Pendant in the form of a mask, probably reworked from a tube (<em>cong</em> 琮)
S1987.865
Pendant in the form of a mask, probably reworked from a tube (cong 琮)
Pendant in the form of a water bird
S1987.870
Pendant in the form of a water bird
Pendant in the form of a dragon
S1987.874
Pendant in the form of a dragon
Pendant in the form of a dragon
S1987.877
Pendant in the form of a dragon
Pendant in the form of a bird, reworked
S1987.879
Pendant in the form of a bird, reworked
Ornament in the form of a mask (<em>taotie</em>)
S1987.888
Ornament in the form of a mask (taotie)
Bead with cicadas
S1987.935.1
Bead with cicadas
Cylindrical bead
S1987.935.2
Cylindrical bead
Cylindrical bead
S1987.935.3
Cylindrical bead
Cylindrical bead
S1987.935.4
Cylindrical bead
Cylindrical bead with scrolls
S1987.935.5
Cylindrical bead with scrolls
Cylindrical bead
S1987.935.6
Cylindrical bead
Cylindrical bead
S1987.935.7
Cylindrical bead
Cylindrical bead
S1987.935.8
Cylindrical bead
Cylindrical bead
S1987.935.9
Cylindrical bead
Bead
S1987.935.10
Bead
Cylindrical bead
S1987.935.11
Cylindrical bead
Cylindrical bead
S1987.935.12
Cylindrical bead
Cylindrical bead
S1987.935.13
Cylindrical bead
Cylindrical bead
S1987.935.14
Cylindrical bead
Cylindrical bead
S1987.935.15
Cylindrical bead
Jarlet (<em>lei</em>罍)
S2010.40
Jarlet (lei罍)
Ornament in the form of an animal head and crest, reworked from a tube (<em>cong</em> 琮)
S2012.9.165
Ornament in the form of an animal head and crest, reworked from a tube (cong 琮)
Collared disk
S2012.9.226
Collared disk
Disk
S2012.9.228
Disk
Flanged bracelet, trimmed
S2012.9.230
Flanged bracelet, trimmed
Pendant in the form of a coiled dragon
S2012.9.232
Pendant in the form of a coiled dragon
Pestle with handle in form of a monkey
S2012.9.241
Pestle with handle in form of a monkey
Axe, probably reworked from a collared disk
S2012.9.269
Axe, probably reworked from a collared disk
Dagger-axe (<em>ge</em> 戈), fragment reworked
S2012.9.274
Dagger-axe (ge 戈), fragment reworked
Dagger-axe (<em>ge</em> 戈), probably reworked from a disk
S2012.9.275
Dagger-axe (ge 戈), probably reworked from a disk
Miniature hafted dagger-axe (<em>ge</em> 戈)
S2012.9.279
Miniature hafted dagger-axe (ge 戈)
Tablet
S2012.9.283
Tablet
Pendant in the form of a tiger
S2012.9.295
Pendant in the form of a tiger
Pendant in the form of a turtle
S2012.9.301
Pendant in the form of a turtle
Pendant in the form of a fish with an ear cleaner
S2012.9.302
Pendant in the form of a fish with an ear cleaner
Pendant in the form of a human head, probably reworked from a bracelet
S2012.9.319
Pendant in the form of a human head, probably reworked from a bracelet
Knife pendant in the form of a fish
S2012.9.343
Knife pendant in the form of a fish
Pendant in the form of a dragon, probably reworked from a tube (<em>cong</em> 琮)
S2012.9.355
Pendant in the form of a dragon, probably reworked from a tube (cong 琮)
Pendant in the form of a tiger
S2012.9.362
Pendant in the form of a tiger
Pendant in the form of a tiger
S2012.9.384
Pendant in the form of a tiger
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