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清中期 青白玉十二生肖像|Twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac

Unknown artist

Date: 18th–19th century

Medium: Jade (nephrite)

Dimensions: Overall (each approx.): H. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm); W. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm)

Classification: Jade

Culture: China

Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911)

Themes: Animals, Dogs, Dragons, Goats, Horses, Monkeys, Ox, Pigs, Rabbits, Rats, Roosters, Snakes, Tigers, Zodiac

Gift of Heber R. Bishop, 1902

Date range
1700 – 1899
Largest dimension
5.7 cm
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