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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1942.185.122
Title
Jade Paperweight in the Form of a Boy on the Back of a Recumbent Water Buffalo
Classification
Artists' Tools
Work Type
paperweight
Date
13th-14th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, China
Period
Southern Song period (1127-1279) to Yuan dynasty (1279-1368)
Culture
Chinese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/205363

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Stained mottled gray nephrite
Dimensions
2.8 x 5.1 x 2.7 cm (1 1/8 x 2 x 1 1/16 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Ernest B. and Helen Pratt Dane
Accession Year
1942
Object Number
1942.185.122
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • Masterworks of East Asian Painting, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 11/03/1995 - 06/09/1996
  • Rocks, Mountains, Landscapes and Gardens: The Essence of East Asian Painting ('04), Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 01/31/2004 - 08/01/2004
  • A Compelling Legacy: Masterworks of East Asian Painting, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 08/24/2004 - 03/20/2005

Verification Level

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