Box Artist: Unknown

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late 19th–early 20th century

Asian Art

By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
Medium

Jade (nephrite)

Dimensions

2 1/2 × 2 in. (6.4 × 5.1 cm)

Credit Line

Hobart and Edward Small Moore Memorial Collection, Bequest of Mrs. William H. Moore

Accession Number

1955.4.166

Geography

China

Culture

Chinese

Period

Qing dynasty (1644–1911) - Republic Period (1921 - 1949)

Classification

Containers

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Provenance
Bequest of Mrs. William H. Moore (1858–1955), New York; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Object/Work type

boxes (containers)

Inscriptions

The obverse Chinese characters are Yi Zi Sun, Fu Xi Shi Bao. The reverse Chinese characters are Wen Er Run Jing Er Jie Bu Ce Yi Yi Han Mo.\r\n正: 遺子孫 伏羲氏寶\r\n反: 溫而潤靜而潔 不反不側以宜翰墨

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