Type Bi Symbol
CultureChinese
DateZhou dynasty (1045-256 B.C.E.)
MediumJade
DimensionsOverall: 3/8 × 4 1/2 inches (0.95 × 11.43 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number35-87
On View
Not on viewGallery Location
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Collections
DescriptionIrregular "Pi" of calcified yellow jade.ProvenanceWith Li Tze-ch'eng, Tung Ssu P'ai Lou, Peiping (Beijing), China, by January 4, 1935 [1];
Purchased from Li Tze-ch'eng, through Laurence Sickman (1906-1988), by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1935.
NOTES:
[1] Sickman's purchasing record, Nelson-Atkins curatorial file.
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