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Cong (Ts'ung)

Former TitleYellow Jade Ring (Huang ts'ung)
CultureChinese
DateEastern Zhou dynasty (771-256 B.C.E.)
MediumJade
DimensionsOverall: 1 13/16 × 1 5/8 inches (4.6 × 4.13 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number64-10
On View
On view
Gallery Location
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Collections
Exhibition History

Drury College, Springfield, MO, April 17-May 21, 1972.

Provenance

Nathan Bentz and Co.;

Purchased from Nathan Bentz and Co.  by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1964.

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