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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1942.185.245.A
Title
Jade Brush Holder in the Form of a Section of Weathered Pine Trunk
Classification
Artists' Tools
Work Type
brush holder
Date
late 17th-early 18th century, probably Kangxi period (1662-1722)
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, China
Period
Qing dynasty, 1644-1911
Culture
Chinese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/205371

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Pale greenish white nephrite
Dimensions
17.9 x 13.5 x 10.9 cm (7 1/16 x 5 5/16 x 4 5/16 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
1942.185.245.A
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Illustrated Catalogue of an Exhibition of Oriental Art Treasures ; exhibited at the Yamanaka gallery, Boston, Mass., Dec., 1916, auct. cat., Yamanaka & Co. (Boston, Mass., 1916), p. 16, no. 56, pl. XI
  • "China's Coveted Stone in a Striking Show", Asia Magazine, Asia Society Museum (New York, Sep-Oct 1980), pp. 20-21
  • James C.Y. Watt, "Jades for the Scholar's Desk", Orientations (Hong Kong, February 1981), pp. 36-37

Exhibition History

  • Masterworks of East Asian Painting, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 11/03/1995 - 06/09/1996
  • Rocks, Mountains, Landscapes and Gardens: The Essence of East Asian Painting ('04), Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 01/31/2004 - 08/01/2004
  • A Compelling Legacy: Masterworks of East Asian Painting, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 08/24/2004 - 03/20/2005

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