Gem

Plaque

Scepter Fragment (uncertain)

C82

From: China

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name Ruyi
Object Number C82
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Chinese
Provenience China
Period Ming Dynasty (uncertain) | Qing Dynasty (uncertain)
Date Made Ming Dynasty - 1839
Section Asian
Materials Jade
Technique Carved
Iconography Boat | Party | Figures | Seascape
Description

Per Sommerville 1889: Yellowish jade plaque. Possibly from a ruyi (如意) scepter. A boating party passing between wood islands.

Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number Getz 129 - Other Number | 645 - Sommerville Gem Number | 29-128-645 - Old Museum Number | A1506 - Old Museum Number

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