id: 95096 accession number: 1915.630 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1915.630 updated: 2022-09-10 09:04:15.511000 Ceremonial Tube (Cong), c. 1600–1046 BC. China, Shang dynasty (c.1600-c.1046 BC). Jade (nephrite); overall: 20.6 cm (8 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1915.630 title: Ceremonial Tube (Cong) title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: c. 1600–1046 BC creation date earliest: -1610 creation date latest: -1036 current location: 241A Arts of Ancient China creditline: Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust copyright: --- culture: China, Shang dynasty (c.1600-c.1046 BC) technique: jade (nephrite) department: Chinese Art collection: China - Shang Dynasty type: Jade find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: Overall: 20.6 cm (8 1/8 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE --- fun fact: digital description: wall description: The cong, a cylindrical tube with a square outer section, was one of the most impressive jade implements used in ancient rites. The ritual text Rites of Zhou mentions the use of the cong for the worship of the earth. However, its function and meaning in the earlier Neolithic societies are not completely understood. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS Wilson, J. Keith. "Lithic Art in the Bronze Age: A Jade Dagger-Axe." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 77, no. 1 (1990): 2-35. page number: Mentioned: p. 31, p. 3 url: https://www.jstor.org/stable/25160102 --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1915.630/1915.630_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1915.630/1915.630_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1915.630/1915.630_full.tif