Statuette
| Object Number: | C677A |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Chinese |
| Provenience: | China |
| Period: | Qing Dynasty |
| Date Made: | Qing Dynasty |
| Early Date: | 1644 |
| Late Date: | 1912 |
| Section: | Asian |
| Materials: | Jade Ivory Teak |
| Technique: | Carved |
| Iconography: | Woman Tree Parrot |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from Wanamaker's Department Store; subscription of Eldridge R. Johnson, 1927 |
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.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Jade Show (30 Nov 1962 - 03 Feb 1963) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Chinese Jade (Rotunda Case Exhibit) ( Feb 1986 - Sep 1987) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Chinese Jades: an Exhibition at the University Museum University of Pennsylvania (18 May 1978 - 30 Jul 1978) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Article] Lyons, Elizabeth. 1978. "Chinese Jades: The Role of Jade in Ancient China: An Introduction to a Special Exhibition at The University Museum". Expedition: The Magazine of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. 20. no. 3. pg. 4-20 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 17, Fig. 21 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Catalogue, Exhibition] 1978. Chinese Jades: An Exhibition at The University Museum.. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: No. 68 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Article] Fernald, Helen E. 1928. "The George Byron Gordon Memorial Collection of Chinese Objects in Jade, Crystal, Lapis Lazuli and Coral". The Museum Journal. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. XIX. no. No. 1. pg. 35-71 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: Pg. 53 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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