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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1943.50.293
Title
Jade Animal Figure (one of a pair)
Classification
Ritual Implements
Work Type
ornament
Date
late 19th - early 20th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, China
Period
Qing dynasty, 1644-1911
Culture
Chinese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/205066

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Translucent gray-green nephrite with whitish parallel streaks
Dimensions
H. 7.4 x W. 1.5 x D. 0.4 cm (2 15/16 x 9/16 x 3/16 in.)
Weight 7 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. 601b by Max Loehr:

601 Pair of Animal Figures
Translucent gray-green jade with whitish parallel streaks. Except for the form of their heads, the figures are of feline character. They are of plano-convex shape—as if they had been sawed apart. Their fore- and hindquarters are indicated in low relief on the rounded side, and by grooves on the flat side. The eyes—an unusual trait—are represented by conical perforations. Judged by whatever criteria, including the material, these figures seem alien to Shang and Chou traditions, and neither do they fit among Han jades; it thus seems preferable to leave their date open.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop
Accession Year
1943
Object Number
1943.50.293
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. 601b, p. 416

Verification Level

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