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Unknown Maker, Chinese

Mountain Landscape
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Description

Maker

Unknown Maker, Chinese

Culture

Chinese

Title

Mountain Landscape

Period

Qing

Year

1800s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

lapis lazuli

Geography

Origin: China, Qing Dynasty, 1644-1911

Dimensions

26 x 16 x 9.5 cm (10 1/4 x 6 5/16 x 3 3/4 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Bequest of John M. Crawford, Jr.

Object Number

1989.110.76

Type

Projects & Publications

Publications

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Asian Art Galleries
Jun 10, 2014

Label copy

Precious stones and minerals such as lapis lazuli and aquamarine quartz are not native to China, but they are highly prized there for their brilliant colors and reflective qualities. In both the covered jar and the landscape, carvers used the colors and translucencies of the stones to accentuate their designs. On the quartz jar, playful boys gathering pomegranates symbolize fertility, while the lapis landscape features bats and a crane-icons of good fortune.

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Tombstone

Unknown Maker, Chinese
Mountain Landscape, 1800s
Lapis lazuli
26 x 16 x 9.5 cm (10 1/4 x 6 5/16 x 3 3/4 inches)
Bequest of John M. Crawford, Jr. 1989.110.76

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