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Dark to light grey jade with brown staining, a hole was drilled from both ends to meet in the middle. The four sides of this Cong, tube were decorated at a much later date, probably Ming or Qing period, with fine geometric intertwined birds and a striated band on both ends of the tube
History note: Bought from Yamanaka, July 1929
Diameter: 8 cm
Height: 13.85 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1946) by Raphael, Oscar C.
-2100 - -1200
Accession number: O.3-1946
Primary reference Number: 138797
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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