Period:Shang dynasty Production date:1300BC-950BC (circa)
Materials:jade
Technique:pigmented, incised,
Subjects:mammal
Dimensions:Length: 7 centimetres Width: 1.60 centimetres
Description:
Jade pendant in the shape of a tiger.
IMG
![图片[1]-pendant; figure BM-1945-1017.118-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Shang dynasty/Jades/mid_00724275_001.jpg)
![图片[2]-pendant; figure BM-1945-1017.118-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Shang dynasty/Jades/mid_00161763_001.jpg)
![图片[3]-pendant; figure BM-1945-1017.118-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Shang dynasty/Jades/mid_00341040_001.jpg)
![图片[4]-pendant; figure BM-1945-1017.118-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Shang dynasty/Jades/mid_00487626_001.jpg)
Comments:Rawson 1995:The early examples of tigers tend to be three-dimensional. Very quickly the tiger pendants were flattened and then simplified. See also BM 1935.0724.13 and BM 1947.0712.497. The jade shows a well-developed ability to depict creatures.
Materials:jade
Technique:pigmented, incised,
Subjects:mammal
Dimensions:Length: 7 centimetres Width: 1.60 centimetres
Description:
Jade pendant in the shape of a tiger.
IMG
Comments:Rawson 1995:The early examples of tigers tend to be three-dimensional. Very quickly the tiger pendants were flattened and then simplified. See also BM 1935.0724.13 and BM 1947.0712.497. The jade shows a well-developed ability to depict creatures.
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