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ID number: BIRBI-40.7 Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Artist / Maker: Chinese Title / Object name: Vase Object type: Art object Culture: Chinese Date made: 18th century Materials: White jade Measurements: 10.4 x 12.1x12.1 cm Provenance: In the Chinese Imperial collection until the reign of the Empress Tzu His, who sold it to a Tientsin antique dealer. Purchased from Messrs. John Sparks, April 1940, for £145 |
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A square drinking cup of white jade with pale russet veinings, decorated with a dragon entwined round the horizontal bar handle. The dragon has five claws and grasps a sacred pearl. The pearl is associated with wealth, good luck and prosperity. The bowl sits on a wooden stand, possibly of an imperial wood known as 'zitan'. Notes: Exhibited: Temple Newsam, Leeds, 'Exhibition of Chinese Art', 1940 (108, p.16). |
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