Buckle

88-10-77A

From: China

Curatorial Section: Asian

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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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