Two Congs, anonymous, c. -3300 - c. -2200

jade, h 32.6cm × w 7.5cm × d 7.3cm More details

A cong is a straight tube with a circular bore and square outer section made of jade. Dark-coloured congs with small round eyes at the corners have been excavated along the Yangzi River. The object’s original purpose remains a mystery. It was frequently imitated in subsequent eras, as seen in this small example, and used in ceremonies paying homage to the Earth.

Identification

Title(s)

Two Congs
Cong

Object type

Object number

AK-MAK-51

Description

Cong van donkergroene en donkerbruine jade, ingedeeld in twaalf banden.

Creation

Artist

anonymous

Place

China

Dating

c. -3300 - c. -2200

Material and Technique

Physical features

jade

Material

jade (rock)

Measurements

height 32.6 cm × width 7.5 cm × depth 7.3 cm

Acquisition and rights

Credit line

On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (purchase C.T. Loo, 1938)

Acquisition

loan 1972

Copyright

Public domain

Provenance

…; from C.T. Loo, Paris, £ 100, to the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst, April 1938;(Note RMA.} from whom on loan to the museum, 1972

Bibliography and list of abbreviations for the provenance (pdf)

Documentation

Aziatische kunst, cat.nr. 61
Asian art, cat.nr. 61
Museum van Aziatische kunst in het Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam : catalogus, H.F.E. Visser, cat.nr. 56
Menno Fitski, 'Straks weer te zien in het Rijksmuseum : Een jaden cong', Aziatische Kunst 41 (2011) nr. 2, p. 24-25.

Persistent URL

To refer to this object please use the following persistent URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.1874

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