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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1942.185.169.A-B
Title
Small Jade Circular Covered Box, the Cover with Knob in the form of a Recumbent Beast with a Ring Suspended from Its Tail
Classification
Boxes
Work Type
box
Date
18th-early 19th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, China
Period
Qing dynasty, 1644-1911
Culture
Chinese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/205418

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Off-white nephrite
Dimensions
overall, with lid on: H. 4.5 × Diam. 5.7 cm (1 3/4 × 2 1/4 in.)
vessel only, without lid: H. 2.7 × Diam. 5.7 cm (1 1/16 × 2 1/4 in.)
lid only: H. 2.4 × Diam. 2.5 cm (15/16 × 1 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
1942.185.169.A-B
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 2600 East Asian, Japanese, Chinese and Korean, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 12/01/2016 - 06/09/2017

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