Jade Vessel Collection
May 2026
These objects are all carved jade vessels and containers, predominantly from China's Qing Dynasty (especially the Qianlong period), demonstrating imperial patronage and mastery of jade carving techniques.
116 objects · 5 institutions
"Inkstone" in the Form of a Double-Headed Turtle
Art Institute of Chicago
Han dynasty (206 B.C.–221 A.D.) or six dynasties period (220–589) , c. 3rd–5th century A.D.
Ancient Chinese Bronzes
Cleveland Museum of Art
late 1800s
Bird Shaped Ink Stone
Cleveland Museum of Art
1368–1644
Bowl
Cleveland Museum of Art
1736–95
Bowl
Cleveland Museum of Art
1736–95
Bowl
Cleveland Museum of Art
1736–95
Bowl
Cleveland Museum of Art
1736–95
Bowl
Cleveland Museum of Art
18th Century
Bowl
Cleveland Museum of Art
1736–95
Bowl
Cleveland Museum of Art
1662–1722
Bowl
Cleveland Museum of Art
1736–95
Bowl with Loop Handles
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Boy
Cleveland Museum of Art
8th-10th Century
Chüeh (Ornament)
Cleveland Museum of Art
206 BCE–220 CE
Cong
Cleveland Museum of Art
c. 1800–1400 BCE
Covered Bowl
Art Institute of Chicago
18th century
Covered Bowl in the "Hindustani Style"
Art Institute of Chicago
Late 18th or 19th century
Covered Potiche
Art Institute of Chicago
18th century
Cranes and Serpents
Cleveland Museum of Art
475–221 BCE
Cylinder
Cleveland Museum of Art
1800–1940
Cylinder
Cleveland Museum of Art
1800–1940
Cylinder (base)
Cleveland Museum of Art
1800–1940
Cylinder (base)
Cleveland Museum of Art
1800–1940
Cylindrical Container with Mallows and Inscription in Relief
Cleveland Museum of Art
1736–95
Daoist Cap
Cleveland Museum of Art
960–1279
Dish
Cleveland Museum of Art
1368– 1644
Ewer
Cleveland Museum of Art
1700s or later
Fantastic Animal
Cleveland Museum of Art
1700s–1800s
Fantastic Animal
Cleveland Museum of Art
1700s–1800s
Farm Shed with Grain Mill
Art Institute of Chicago
Eastern Han dynasty (25–220 CE)
Fish Bowl
Cleveland Museum of Art
960–1279
Fish with Curved Snout
Cleveland Museum of Art
1200–1000 BCE
Food Container (Gui)
Cleveland Museum of Art
600–500 BCE
Food Steamer (Xian)
Cleveland Museum of Art
c. 1000 BCE
Footed Platter
Cleveland Museum of Art
1600s
Funerary Model in the Form of a Stove with Two Cooking Pots
Harvard Art Museums
1st cent. - 2nd. cent.
Funerary Model of a Cylindrical Granary with an Angled, Tiled Roof and with Three Short Legs, Each in the Form of a Crouching Bear
Harvard Art Museums
1st cent. - 2nd cent.
Funerary Urn (Hunping)
Cleveland Museum of Art
late 200s CE
Funerary Urn (Hunping)
Art Institute of Chicago
Western Jin dynasty (A.D. 265–316), late 3rd century
Funerary Urn (Hunping) with Figures, Pavilions, and Birds
Cleveland Museum of Art
265–316 CE
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
Grain Vessel (Gui)
Art Institute of Chicago
Late Shang/early Western Zhou dynasty, 11th century B.C.
Granary (Cang)
Art Institute of Chicago
Eastern Han dynasty (A.D. 25–220)
Granary Urn
Cleveland Museum of Art
206 BCE–220 CE
Handle in the Form of an Animal Head
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1000–300 B.C.
Handle of a Jiangu Drum
Cleveland Museum of Art
c. 770–475 BCE
Horse
Cleveland Museum of Art
1600s or earlier
Horse
Cleveland Museum of Art
1600s
Inkstone in the Shape of a Roof Tile with Seal Script Characters
Cleveland Museum of Art
1700s–1800s
Knot Picker
Cleveland Museum of Art
618–907
Kuei
Cleveland Museum of Art
1045–771 BCE
Leaping Carp
Cleveland Museum of Art
1700s
Lotus Bowl
Cleveland Museum of Art
1700s or later
Lotus-shaped Dish and Cup
Cleveland Museum of Art
1736–95
Lotus-shaped Dish and Cup
Cleveland Museum of Art
1736–95
Lotus-shaped Dish and Cup (dish)
Cleveland Museum of Art
1736–95
Miniature Mountain with Daoist Paradise
Cleveland Museum of Art
1736–95
Model of Stove
Art Institute of Chicago
Eastern Han dynasty, 25–220 CE
Model of a Two-Story Structure
Art Institute of Chicago
Eastern Han dynasty, 25–220 CE
Model of an Inkstone
Art Institute of Chicago
Tang dynasty (618–907), first half of 8th century
Model of an Inkstone
Art Institute of Chicago
Tang dynasty (618–907)
Mountain and Landscape
Cleveland Museum of Art
1800s
Octagonal Ewer with Dragon Handle
Cleveland Museum of Art
1736–95
Octagonal Serving Platter
Art Institute of Chicago
18th century
Octofoil Dish with Three Boys
Cleveland Museum of Art
1700s
Offering Container in Form of Alms Bowl
Cleveland Museum of Art
1700s or later
Oval Stand
Cleveland Museum of Art
1700s
Pair of Bowls
Cleveland Museum of Art
1736–95
Pair of Bowls
Cleveland Museum of Art
1736–95
Pair of Bowls
Cleveland Museum of Art
1736–95
Pair of Cylinders
Cleveland Museum of Art
1800–1940
Pair of Fantastic Animals
Cleveland Museum of Art
1700s–1800s
Panel from Model Cooking Stove: Fairy Feeding Lingzhi Fungus to a Dragon
Cleveland Museum of Art
100–1 BCE
Panel from Model Cooking Stove: Raven Flanked by Snake-Entwined Tortoises
Cleveland Museum of Art
100–1 BCE
Panel from Model Cooking Stove: Vermilion Bird
Cleveland Museum of Art
100–1 BCE
Panel from Model Cooking Stove: Lancer Jousting with a Tiger
Cleveland Museum of Art
100–1 BCE
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
Pitcher (Gong) with Dragon and Bird-Headed Handle
Cleveland Museum of Art
1700s
Plaque
Cleveland Museum of Art
1800s–early 1900s
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
1642–1722
Recumbent Horse
Cleveland Museum of Art
960–1279
Relief with Dragon from a Funerary Stove Model
Cleveland Museum of Art
202 BCE–220 CE
Relief with Rampant Tiger and Boar from a Funerary Stove Model
Cleveland Museum of Art
202 BCE–220 CE
Relief with Tiger from a Funerary Stove Model
Cleveland Museum of Art
202 BCE–220 CE
Ritual vessel
Rijksmuseum
-0800 - -0500
Sacrificial Vessel
Cleveland Museum of Art
Ming dynasty (1368–1644) ?
Sample of Rose Crystal
Metropolitan Museum of Art
20th century
Scepter in the Shape of a Ruyi Fungus
Cleveland Museum of Art
1700s
Scepter with Head in Form of a Double Cloud (Ruyi)
Art Institute of Chicago
Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 19th century
Semi-Circle
Cleveland Museum of Art
1045–256 BCE
Shallow Basin Supported by a Bird (Bian)
Cleveland Museum of Art
early 400s BCE
Small, Forward-Curving Sculpture Representing a Standing or Bowing Female Figure
Harvard Art Museums
Majiayao culture, Machang phase, 2350 - 2050 BCE
Stag
Cleveland Museum of Art
1100–900 BCE
Stove from a Funerary Model in the Form of a Stove with Two Cooking Pots (2002.268.A-C)
Harvard Art Museums
1st-2nd century CE
Stove with Figures and Geometric Designs
Art Institute of Chicago
Eastern Han dynasty (A.D. 25–220)
Three-Lobed Dish
Cleveland Museum of Art
18th Century
Tomb model of a stove with two figures
Harvard Art Museums
6th century
Top Story of a Tower (Tomb Model)
Art Institute of Chicago
Eastern Han dynasty (A.D.25–220)
Tortoise
Cleveland Museum of Art
1368–1644
Tripod (Ding)
Cleveland Museum of Art
c. 1250–1046 BCE
Tripod Container with Dragon-Head Handle (Zhadou)
Cleveland Museum of Art
500s
Wall Plaque with Two Boys Playing
Cleveland Museum of Art
1700s
Waterpot with Ram's Head Spout
Cleveland Museum of Art
1700s
Yi: Libation Vessel
Cleveland Museum of Art
c. 900–600 BCE
Zun: Ceremonial Vessel
Cleveland Museum of Art
c. 1023–900 BCE