Chinese
Bear with Cub, Han Dynasty, 206 BCE - 220 CE
Not on view
Jade
Dimensions5 1/2 × 5 × 5 in. (14 × 12.7 × 12.7 cm)
Gift of Barry Fitzmorris, 2011.244
Bears are known for their power, strength, and ferocity, but in this depiction, their gentler nature is explored. Here the Chinese she-bear is nurturing a cub.
