Jade figure, Tang dynasty (618-907). Overall height 4.6 cm, maximum width 2 cm. © National Palace Museum. Jade figure, Tang dynasty (618-907). Overall height 4.6 cm, maximum width 2 cm. © National Palace Museum.

Jade Figure, Late Western Zhou (9th century–771 BCE). Height 4.6 cm, Width 2.0 cm. Unearthed from the cemetery of the Guo State, Sanmenxia, 1990. © Henan Museum

Jade Figure of a Kneeling Man, Shang dynasty (c. 1600-c. 1050 BCE), 12th-11th century BCE. Calcified, bone-colored nephrite. H. 4.3 x W. 2.8 cm (1 11/16 x 1 1/8 in.), Weight 54 g. Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop,...

Lot 174. A superbly carved Chinese jade figure of a mythical horse, Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Estimate $ 40,000-60,000. Photo Leonard Joel. The mottled white jade figure, recumbent atop a bed of swirling waves and rockwork, with finely combed mane, its...

Jade figure of a crouching animal. China, Han dynasty (206 BC- AD 220). Height: 2.800 cm. Length: 8.000 cm. On loan from a private collection OA 26:7. The British Museum. © 2003 Private Collection © Trustees of the British Museum The people of the Han...