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A pair of hinged jade plaques that are shown lying horizontally flat. The two plaques are made of swirling shapes with the negative spaces cut out. The hinge at the center is square in shape. There are carved lines throughout the piece that swirl and curl

Hinged Pair of Jade Plaques

Chinese

Very light green translucent nephrite with ivory-colored calcified spots

Warring States period (475-221 BCE) to Western Han period (206 BCE-9 CE)

Ritual Implements