On view

Asian Art
Huo Pavilion

Huang 璜 (Pair of carved jade arc-shaped pendants),

late 10th century BCE

Chinese
Western Zhou dynasty, 11th century–771 BCE
2005-54 a-b

Information

Title
Huang 璜 (Pair of carved jade arc-shaped pendants)
Dates

late 10th century BCE

Medium
Grayish-green jade
Dimensions
a: h. 4.8 cm., w. 10.9 cm., d. 0.4 cm. (1 7/8 x 4 5/16 x 1/8 in.) b: h. 4.1 cm., w. 10.1 cm., d. 0.4 cm. (1 5/8 x 3 15/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Fowler McCormick, Class of 1921, Fund
Object Number
2005-54 a-b
Place Made

Asia, China

Culture
Period
Materials
Subject

–1955 Mathais Komor (New York, NY), sold to Mr. and Mrs. Myron S. Falk (New York, NY), September 1955.
–2001 Christie's New York auction, The Falk Collection I: Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art (9/20/01), lot 204 (New York, NY), bought in.
–2005 J. J. Lally & Co., Oriental Art (New York, NY), sold to the Princeton University Art Museum, 2005.