Mask

ca. 2000-1600 B.C.

Jade is harder than steel and very difficult to carve. Faint incised lines extend from the “eyes” of this mask, suggesting that the carver had intended to add more details—probably a fanged monster-face, which is a motif found on other jades with a similar silhouette.

Nephrite

1 7/8 x 4 1/16 x 5/16 in. (4.76 x 10.32 x 0.8 cm)

Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection

39.9

Photo: Paul Macapia

Now on view at the Asian Art Museum

Resources

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, "Chinese Art: A Seattle Perspective", December 22, 2007 - July 26, 2009 (12/22/2007 - 7/26/2009)

New York, New York, China House Gallery, "Neolithic Jades From Western Collections", April 19 - June 19, 1988 (04/19/1988 - 06/19/1988)

Seattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Boundless: Stories of Asian Art, Feb. 8, 2020 - ongoing.

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