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The rounded deep body vessel of even greenish-white color, the sides with three well carved reticulated chilong grasping the vessel lip, on a low finely cut foot
Cup
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Cup

Artist Chinese Artist
DateMing dynasty (1368-1644)
Place of originChina, Asia
MediumWhite jade
Dimensions2 15/16 x 3 5/8 x 2 13/16 in. (7.5 x 9.2 x 7.1 cm)
ClassificationsFurnishings and Equipment
Credit LineBequest of Dr. David A. Cofrin
Object number2009.48.22
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Visual DescriptionThe rounded deep body vessel of even greenish-white color, the sides with three well carved reticulated chilong grasping the vessel lip, on a low finely cut foot
The rounded sides flaring up from the small flat circular base, with incurved rounded lip, three chilongs in high relief clambering over the rim, their bifurcated tails trailing around the sides, the stone of mottled greenish white
Chinese Artist
Song Dynasty (960-1279) or later
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…
Chinese Artist
Qing dynasty (1644-1911), 18th century
Well carved around the sides with a pine tree growing from the rocks that form the base and with five cranes, four grasping auspicious sprigs in their beaks, including prunus, lingzhi fungus, peach and bamboo, with archaistic bird scroll handles, the cover with rope-twist finial, the well-polished stone of pale greenish-white color
Chinese Artist
Qing Dynasty (1644 - 1911), 18th century
The vessel with a pair of deeply undercut and high relief chilong handles, each animal with finely rendered details and clutching the vessel lip, the stone suffused with dark brown veining throughout
Chinese Artist
Song and Ming Dynasty (960-1644)
The deep, rounded sides carved on the exterior in shallow relief with a petal frieze pendant from a narrow rope-twist border at the rim, each petal incised with three vertical striations, the whole raised on a tall oval foot encircled by a bowstring band and with a raised border at the foot rim, the softly polished, semi-translucent stone of mottled grayish color
Chinese Artist
Song and Yuan dynasty (960-1368)
Bowl of deep rounded form, the lobed sides well carved as six elongated petals rising from the shallow, flaring foot to the barbed rim, the semi-translucent stone of pale celadon tone.
Chinese Artist
Qing Dynasty (1644 - 1911), 18th century
Finely carved with its head turned back over its wings folded back and incised with archaistic decoration, a long leafy lotus spray trailing from its beak, the underside detailed with webbed feet, the stone of even tone.
Chinese Artist
18th century
Naturalistically and finely carved as a pair of catfish coiled end to end, each with round eyes and long whiskers, above spiraling and swirling waves, the stone of even white tone suffused with small areas of russet
Chinese Artist
18th century
The recumbent ram finely carved in gently rounded form with its head turned to the side, flanked by two young tucked along its side, the stone of even celadon color with grey streaks
Chinese Artist
18th century or later
A Mughal-style vase and cover carved from celadon green nephrite with lighter inclusions. The vase is carved in an unusual flattened and fluted form that is elliptical in cross-section. Either side of the vase is carved with three leafy acanthus scrolls and hanging loose rings. The long flaring neck is carved on either side
Chinese Artist
19th century or later
Well carved around the sides in low relief with a dense frieze of foliate blooms and furled leaves, issuing from a collar of petals encircling the base, forming a ring foot, the underside with a flowerhead, set with two flowerhead-form handles suspending loose rings, the interior center with a flowerhead, the greenish white stone striated with gray, minor chips.
Chinese Artist
Qing dynasty, 18th-19th century
Of circular form, well-carved with two loop handles suspending rings formed from a pair of bats on either side of a ruyi-shaped terminal, the body carved in light relief with two pairs of diffused and stylized dragons and supported on four small scrolled feet, the stone of even white tone.
Chinese Artist
Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), Qianlong period (1736-1795)
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