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Pure white jade like this, known to the Chinese as "mutton-fat" jade, is particularly prized. The white color has been the preferred shade of jade throughout the ages. The radiance and purity are linked metaphorically to the virtues of the ideal Confucian scholar. The translucent quality of the jade has moral and poetic allusions attached to it.
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140260
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Waterpot with Ram's Head Spout
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140260
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Waterpot with Ram's Head Spout
description
Pure white jade like this, known to the Chinese as "mutton-fat" jade, is particularly prized. The white color has been the preferred shade of jade throughout the ages. The radiance and purity are linked metaphorically to the virtues of the ideal Confucian scholar. The translucent quality of the jade has moral and poetic allusions attached to it.
date
1700s
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en
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Q60759834
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Jade
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Overall: 4.7 x 11.8 cm (1 7/8 x 4 5/8 in.)
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China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
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1964.238
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white jade
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Waterpot with Ram's Head Spout, 1700s. China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911). White jade; overall: 4.7 x 11.8 cm (1 7/8 x 4 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Collection, 1964.238
collection
China - Qing Dynasty
citations
citation
<em>Catalogue of the Severance and Greta Millikin Collection</em>. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1990.
page_number
Mentioned: cat. no. 205
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Severance and Greta Millikin Collection
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2026-05-29 07:11:46.069000
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140260
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Chinese Art
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China - Qing Dynasty
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white jade
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