Table Screen

C673A

From: China

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number C673A
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Chinese
Provenience China
Period Qing Dynasty
Date Made Qianlong
Section Asian
Materials Jade
Technique Carved
Inscription Language Chinese Language
Description

Green jade table screen. One of a pair (C673-674). Front scene depicts the Eight Daoist Immortals paying homage to Shou Lao, the God of longevity. A poem is inscribed on the reverse next to a phoenix. Qianlong period.

Credit Line Purchased from Wanamaker's Department Store; subscription of Eldridge R. Johnson, 1927

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