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