Chinese Jade Animal Carvings
May 2026
A collection of carved jade animal figurines spanning multiple Chinese dynasties from the Western Zhou through Qing periods, showcasing the longstanding tradition of jade sculpture in Chinese decorative arts.
50 objects · 4 institutions
Bird Shaped Ink Stone
Cleveland Museum of Art
1368–1644
Bird in Flight
Cleveland Museum of Art
1300–1100 BCE
Bird with Stylized Plumage
Art Institute of Chicago
late Ming (1368–1644) or early Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 17th century
Boy
Cleveland Museum of Art
8th-10th Century
Boy and Dog
Cleveland Museum of Art
1400s
Chüeh (Ornament)
Cleveland Museum of Art
206 BCE–220 CE
Cong
Cleveland Museum of Art
c. 1800–1400 BCE
Cong
Art Institute of Chicago
Neolithic period, Liangzhu culture, c. 3300-2400 B.C.
Fantastic Animal
Cleveland Museum of Art
1700s–1800s
Fantastic Animal
Cleveland Museum of Art
1700s–1800s
Fish with Curved Snout
Cleveland Museum of Art
1200–1000 BCE
Gong
Cleveland Museum of Art
1644–1911
Goose
Cleveland Museum of Art
1100–900 BCE
Goose and Goslings
Cleveland Museum of Art
1700s
Goose and Goslings (Stopper)
Cleveland Museum of Art
1700s
Goose and Goslings (container)
Cleveland Museum of Art
1700s
Goqing
Metropolitan Museum of Art
late 19th century
Hare
Cleveland Museum of Art
1100s–800 BCE
Horloge met Chinese landschappen
Rijksmuseum
c. 1850 - c. 1875
Horse
Cleveland Museum of Art
1600s or earlier
Horse
Cleveland Museum of Art
1600s
Jade Recumbent Deer
Cleveland Museum of Art
1700s
Leaping Carp
Cleveland Museum of Art
1700s
Mountain and Landscape
Cleveland Museum of Art
1800s
Ornament - Bead
Cleveland Museum of Art
1736–1795
Ornament - Wheel
Cleveland Museum of Art
1736–95
Oval Plaque with Landscape
Art Institute of Chicago
Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 18th century
Pair of Fantastic Animals
Cleveland Museum of Art
1700s–1800s
Peaches and Bats
Cleveland Museum of Art
late 1600s–1700s
Pi (Ornament)
Cleveland Museum of Art
206 BCE–220 CE
Pig
Cleveland Museum of Art
1045–256 BCE
Pitcher (Gong) with Dragon and Bird-Headed Handle
Cleveland Museum of Art
1700s
Pitcher (Gong) with Dragon and Bird-Headed Handle
Cleveland Museum of Art
1700s
Plaque
Cleveland Museum of Art
c. 1000–900 BCE
Plaque
Cleveland Museum of Art
1800s–early 1900s
Plaque in the shape of a fish
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Plaque with Coiled Bird
Art Institute of Chicago
Western Zhou period, 11th/10th century B.C.
Plaque with Openwork Phoenix
Art Institute of Chicago
Five Dynasties period (907–960) / Yuan dynasty (1271–1368), 10th/14th century
Plaque with Paired Birds for Belt or Shroud
Cleveland Museum of Art
1100–1000 BCE
Plate in the Form of a Chrysanthemum
Cleveland Museum of Art
1700s–1800s
Reclining Dog and Puppy
Cleveland Museum of Art
1271–1368
Reclining Water Buffalo
Cleveland Museum of Art
1644–1911
Reclining Water Buffalo
Cleveland Museum of Art
1642–1722
Recumbent Horse
Cleveland Museum of Art
960–1279
Round Ornament
Cleveland Museum of Art
206 BCE–220 CE
Sample of Rose Crystal
Metropolitan Museum of Art
20th century
Stag
Cleveland Museum of Art
1100–900 BCE
Swan
Art Institute of Chicago
late Ming (1368–1644) or early Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 17th century
Tortoise
Cleveland Museum of Art
1368–1644
Wall Plaque with Two Boys Playing
Cleveland Museum of Art
1700s