Gem
Plaque
Scepter Fragment (uncertain)
C82
From: China
Curatorial Section: Asian
Native Name | Ruyi |
Object Number | C82 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Chinese |
Provenience | China |
Period | Ming Dynasty (uncertain) | Qing Dynasty (uncertain) |
Date Made | Ming Dynasty - 1839 |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Jade |
Technique | Carved |
Iconography | Boat | Party | Figures | Seascape |
Description | Per Sommerville 1889: Yellowish jade plaque. Possibly from a ruyi (如意) scepter. A boating party passing between wood islands. |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | Getz 129 - Other Number | 645 - Sommerville Gem Number | 29-128-645 - Old Museum Number | A1506 - Old Museum Number |
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