Knotted dragon ring

China artist · 3rd century BCE

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Palette

Graphite
31% of the image
Grey · text contrast 10.3:1

Silver
27% of the image
Grey · text contrast 10.3:1

Ash
21% of the image
Grey · text contrast 5.9:1

Smoke
9% of the image
Grey · text contrast 5.5:1

Bronze
7% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 4.7:1

Fawn
4% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 7.3:1

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Artist: China artist
Date: 3rd century BCE
Type: Decorative arts & sculpture
Medium: Jade (nephrite)
Size: H. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm); W. 2 1/16 in. (5.2 cm)
Place: China
Main colour: Grey · lightness 53, colourfulness 3

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Ernest Erickson Foundation, 1985. Museum record. Public domain: the museum's isPublicDomain field read true when we last checked (2026-10-25); image released under CC0. Licence rules

Knotted dragon ring

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