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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1943.50.397
Title
Large Jade Seal
Classification
Seals
Work Type
seal
Date
early 20th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, China
Culture
Chinese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/203370

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Mottled green and grayish brown nephrite
Dimensions
4.3 x 6.6 x 6.6 cm (1 11/16 x 2 5/8 x 2 5/8 in.)
unspecified: 429 g

Published Text

Catalogue
Ancient Chinese Jades from the Grenville L. Winthrop Collection in the Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University
Authors
Max Loehr and Louisa G. Fitzgerald Huber
Publisher
Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1975)

Catalogue entry no. 623 by Max Loehr:

623 Large Seal
Mottled green and grayish brown jade block, square with rounded corners, topped by a truncate pyramid. The pyramidal part is perforated from two opposite sides at slanting angles; the edges of the holes are reamed irregularly and worn smooth. Incised in rounded grooves are two characters, tzu uw, in Large Seal script, the first character being marked with the duplication mark: “sons war-like,” or possibly a name, “Master Tzu-wu.” date undetermined; Han or later.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop
Accession Year
1943
Object Number
1943.50.397
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Max Loehr and Louisa G. Fitzgerald Huber, Ancient Chinese Jades from the Grenville L. Winthrop Collection in the Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University (Cambridge, MA, Fogg Art Museum, 1975)., cat. no. 623, p. 427

Verification Level

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