Object Number | C677A |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Chinese |
Provenience | China |
Period | Qing Dynasty |
Date Made | Qing Dynasty |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Jade | Ivory | Teak |
Technique | Carved |
Iconography | Woman | Tree | Parrot |
Description | Grey green and bright green jade, ring remains on side and bottom. Lady standing by peach tree. She holds a fruiting peach branch in each hand. A large parrot is on her right. Fungus grows out of rocks at her feet. One of a pair (C676 and C677), probably from same boulder. Probably a wedding gift with the meaning of long life, good wishes, and warning to be a faithful wife. On ivory plaque on a teakwood stand. |
Credit Line | Purchased from Wanamaker's Department Store; subscription of Eldridge R. Johnson, 1927 |
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