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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1942.185.173.A
Title
Jade Rectangular Table Screen with a Scene of the Calligrapher Wang Xizhi (c. 303 - c. 361) Gazing at Geese
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
sculpture
Date
Qianlong period, dated to 1769
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, China
Period
Qing dynasty, 1644-1911
Culture
Chinese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/205336

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Pale greenish white nephrite, with dated inscription of the Qianlong Emperor on the reverse
Dimensions
screen only, without stand: H. 25.7 × W. 16.6 × max. D. 1.9 cm (10 1/8 × 6 9/16 × 3/4 in.)
overall, screen on stand: H. 31.8 × W. 21.5 × D. 13.6 cm (12 1/2 × 8 7/16 × 5 3/8 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Ernest B. and Helen Pratt Dane
Accession Year
1942
Object Number
1942.185.173.A
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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