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Plaque: O.96-1946

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Current Location: In storage

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Description

White jade carved in low relief. On one side a man directs a boy who is watering a plant, and on the reverse is a poem with the signature of the famous Ming jade carver, Lu Zigang

Notes

History note: Presented by Sir Percival David, September 1931

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Oscar Raphael 1941, received 1946

Measurements and weight

Length: 6.5 cm
Width: 4.2 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1946) by Raphael, Oscar C.

Dating

17th Century-18th Century#
1600 - 1700

Materials used in production

Nephrite

Techniques used in production

Bas-relief

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Identification numbers

Accession number: O.96-1946
Primary reference Number: 167900
Oscar Raphael: 157
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 24 August 2018 Last processed: Thursday 7 December 2023

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Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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