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Carved as a crouching animal with extended head held forward with rounded snout and long ears held back, opposite a short tail, one side with a bitong enframed by cloud ribbons extending on to the underside, carved with cloud swirls, the green stone suffused with white and with russet splashes
Crouching Deer
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Crouching Deer

Artist Chinese Artist
Date18th-19th century or later
Place of originChina
MediumJade
Dimensions1 3/4 x 4 7/16 x 1 5/16 in. (4.4 x 11.3 x 3.3 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineBequest of Dr. David A. Cofrin
Object number2009.48.222
Collections
Visual DescriptionCarved as a crouching animal with extended head held forward with rounded snout and long ears held back, opposite a short tail, one side with a bitong enframed by cloud ribbons extending on to the underside, carved with cloud swirls, the green stone suffused with white and with russet splashes
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