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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1942.185.183.A
Title
Jade Cylindrical Brush Holder with Decoration of Figures in a Mountainous Landscape
Classification
Artists' Tools
Work Type
brush holder
Date
18th century, probably Qianlong period (1736-1795)
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, China
Period
Qing dynasty, 1644-1911
Culture
Chinese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/205389

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Pale greenish white nephrite
Dimensions
H. 15.6 × Diam. 16.8 cm (6 1/8 × 6 5/8 in.)
Thickness 1.3 cm (1/2 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
1942.185.183.A
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Illustrated Catalogue of an Extraordinary Collection of Imperial Jades and Other Beautiful Objects ... : mostly from the private collection of the late Captain J.F. Peel ... to be sold at unrestricted public sale by order of Messrs. Yamanaka & Co. .., auct. cat., American Art Association (New York, NY, 1912), no. 219 (illustrated with implements)

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