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Document identity
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146847
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Gourd-Shaped Vase
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146847
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object
title
Gourd-Shaped Vase
date
late 1700s
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60749609
genreSpecific
Jade
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1
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Overall: 13.6 cm (5 3/8 in.)
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China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
accession
1972.258
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yellowish-green jade with brown markings
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Gourd-Shaped Vase, late 1700s. China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911). Yellowish-green jade with brown markings; overall: 13.6 cm (5 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Elizabeth B. Blossom, 1972.258
collection
China - Qing Dynasty
didYouKnow
Gourds auspiciously reference fertility due to their abundant seeds.
citations
citation
Lee, Sherman E. “The Year in Review for 1972.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 60, no. 3 (March 1973): 63–115.
page_number
Mentioned: p. 115, no. 298
citation
Guo li gu gong bo wu yuan [National Palace Museum = 國立故宮博物院]. <em>Hai wai yi zhen, Yuqi</em>. [海外遺珎, 玉噐 = Chinese art in overseas collections, jade.] Zhonghua min guo Taibei Shi Shilin qu: Guo li gu gong bo wu yuan, 1986.
page_number
Reproduced: pl. 167
creditline
Bequest of Elizabeth B. Blossom
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2026-05-29 07:31:29.265000
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146847
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Chinese Art
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China - Qing Dynasty
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yellowish-green jade with brown markings
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