Primitive Jade Bird-Like Figure | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1943.50.208
Title: Primitive Jade Bird-Like Figure
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/204903

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Pale greenish white translucent nephrite
Dimensions: H. 7.8 x W. 4.5 x D. 0.3 cm (3 1/16 x 1 3/4 x 1/8 in.)
Weight 8 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. 598 by Max Loehr:

598 Primitive Bird-like Figure
Artlessly recarved fragment of a very pale greenish white translucent jade plaque, vaguely suggesting a bird. As in the case of the preceding object (No. 597), the absence of stylistic qualities makes it impossible to submit a date.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop

Accession Year

1943

Object Number

1943.50.208

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, Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1975), cat. no. 598, p. 414

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