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Vase with Lid and Chain, in the Shape of a Bronze Ritual Vessel (hu)
Vase with Lid and Chain, in the Shape of a Bronze Ritual Vessel (hu)
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Vase with Lid and Chain, in the Shape of a Bronze Ritual Vessel (hu)

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DateQing Dynasty
Mediumnephrite
Dimensions17.5 cm (6 7/8 in.)
ClassificationsJades
Credit LineBequest of Mrs. Harry W. Goddard, in memory of Harry W. Goddard
Terms
Object number1938.35
DescriptionRaised design of birds and foliage around center of body, grotesque animal heads forming handles, with loose rings hanging from one of which extends a chain holding the cover.
Label TextVase with Lid and Chain, in the Shape of a Bronze Ritual Vessel (hu) Nephrite; Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911), 18th century Bequest of Mrs. Harry W. Goddard, in memory of Harry W. Goddard, 1938.35 The shapes of these vases refer to archaic bronze vessels but their playful and sophisticated style exemplifies eighteenth century taste. The shorter side of the double-vase (7) is shaped like a hu vessel; the taller side shows a hu emerging from a ku shape. A dragon (a symbol of the emperor) chasing a flaming jewel, and a phoenix (symbol of the empress) holding a peony spray in its beak, enliven the vessel's surfaces. The sides of the smaller vase with a chain (6) are decorated with an acanthus leaf and lily motif derived from Mughal jades created in Hindustan.
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