Ts'ung Tubular Jade
Middle to Late Neolithic
Height            47.2cm
     Made of deep green 
jade suffused with an ochre
blush, this tall square 
column tapers from top to 
bottom, with a vertical 
perforation running down 
the center.  The wall is 
divided into 17 sections, 
each of which has four 
small-eyed mask motifs 
on it, making a total of 
68 mask motifs.  It seems 
to express an image that 
is a threefold combination 
of a deity, an ancestor 
and a magical animal.