Object Number | 88-10-77A |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Chinese |
Provenience | China |
Period | 20th Century |
Date Made | Early 20th Century |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Jade |
Inscription Language | Chinese Language | Chinese Language |
Description | A jade buckle with two stylized dragons surrounding central, oval tablet which contains Chinese text. One side reads: 金玉滿堂 (Jin yu man tang) "Gold and jade fill the hall". The other says: 玉堂富貴 (Yu tang fu gui) "Jade Hall [metaphor for professional or scholarly advancement], wealth, and prestige". It is in fitted case blue case (88-10-77B). |
Credit Line | Bequest of Robert C. Alexander, 1988 |
Other Number | 424 - Other Number |
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