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Dark green reticulated pomander with pink silk cord
Jade Pomander 鏤空雕花玉佩
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Jade Pomander 鏤空雕花玉佩

Artist Chinese Artist
DateQing dynasty (1644-1911), 18th century
Place of originChina, Asia
MediumNephrite
Dimensions6 x 1 7/8 in. (15.2 x 4.7 cm)
ClassificationsFurnishings and Equipment
Credit LineMuseum purchase, funds provided by friends of the Harn Museum.
Object number2006.12
Collections
Visual DescriptionDark green reticulated pomander with pink silk cord
Well-hollowed with columnar corners and well-carved around the exterior with a wide band of numerous thin dragons, their finely incised scaly bodies intermeshing around the sides, above archaistic pendant leaves around the rounded corners, tapering sharply to the hollowed pad feet, two side with a ji character, the other two side with winged phoenix-form handles, the fitted cover of conforming shape with a central reticulated dragon-form knop, the claw on and extending to the four corners, the g…
Pigment Box
Chinese Artist
Qing dynasty (1644-1911), 18th century
Jade Prism (Cong) 玉琮
Jade Prism (Cong) 玉琮
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Zhou dynasty (1050–256 BCE) or later
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Archaic-style Vase 碧玉仿古螭龍耳瓶
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Attributed to the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), Qianlong reign (1736-1795)
A polished, mottled dark green stone bowl with a matching domed lid. The bowl features flared sides and a small flat base, while the lid is topped with a raised, circular ring knob.
Lidded Bowl
Chinese Artist
Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
A shallow, wide-rimmed bowl with a marbled pattern of swirling white and dark grey, resting on a small foot.
bowl
Chinese Artist
Qing Dynasty (1644 -1911), Qianlong reign (1736-1795)
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Censer and Cover
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Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), 17th-18th century
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Archaic Jade Blade
Chinese, Dawenkou Culture
Shang dynasty (c. 1600-1100 BCE)
Double-walled vase, the outer wall carved with an openwork floral design. The whole vase covered with a bluish-green celadon glaze. A rare reticulated 'Longquan' celadon bottle vase, the pear shaped body set with a tall neck carved with flowers and upright leaf lappets, the belly pierced through to the smaller inner vase to reveal on the exterior two elegant peonies borne on an undulating leafy stem, applied overall with an unctuous bluish-green glaze pooling in the recesses, all supported on…
Reticulated Vase with Celadon Glaze
Chinese Artist
Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)
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bowl
Chinese Artist
Qing Dynasty (1644 -1911), Qianlong reign (1736-1795)
Covered Vase with Imperial Inscription
Covered Vase with Imperial Inscription
Chinese Artist
18th-19th century or later
Of oval section, carved overall in low relief with bands of archaistic kuei dragons and keyfret, flanked by the thick handle and spout further carved as archaistic kuei, the domed cover decorated with pendant leaves surmounted by a quail-form knop, one body fissure
Wine Pot and Cover
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