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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1950.83.106
Title
Jade Oval Winged Cup (Erbei)
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
probably 16th-17th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, China
Period
Ming (1368-1644) to Qing (1644-1911) dynasty
Culture
Chinese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/203942

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Originally a pale greenish-white nephrite changed to a creamy-buff because of burning (so-called chicken-bone jade); the stone of Central Asian origin, probably from Khotan
Dimensions
3.8 x 14 x 10.3 cm (1 1/2 x 5 1/2 x 4 1/16 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Helen Pratt Dane
Accession Year
1950
Object Number
1950.83.106
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Jenny So, Early Chinese Jades in the Harvard Art Museums (Cambridge, MA, 2019), pp. 288, 290-1, cat. 41B

Verification Level

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