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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1999.334.48
Title
Small Jade Sculpture Representing a Reclining, Horned 'Bixie' Chimera with a Bifurcated Tail
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
sculpture
Date
18th-19th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, China
Period
Qing dynasty, 1644-1911
Culture
Chinese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/179597

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Grayish white nephrite with dark brown mottling
Dimensions
3.8 x 8.3 x 5.1 cm (1 1/2 x 3 1/4 x 2 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Shirley Nye, New York, NY, gift to HUAM
Shirley Nye purchased from Warren E. Cox Associates, Inc., New York
Ex-Coll.: Warren E. Cox, New York

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Shirley Nye in memory of Warren E. Cox
Accession Year
1999
Object Number
1999.334.48
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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