Two one-horned beasts
Two one-horned beasts

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Two one-horned beasts,

19th–20th century

Chinese
late Qing dynasty or Modern period, 1912–present, 1644–1912
2003-150

Information

Title
Two one-horned beasts
Dates

19th–20th century

Medium
White jade (with wood stand)
Dimensions
h. 8.6 cm., w. 6.1 cm., d. 0.8 cm. (3 3/8 x 2 3/8 x 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Eva Rapkin in memory of Chester Rapkin.
Object Number
2003-150
Place Made

Asia, China

Culture
Chinese
Period
modern Chinese styles and periods, Qing
Type
jades, carving, disks
Materials
jade, wood
Subject
beasts

– Reginald Kwok (Hong Kong), by gift to Chester and Eva Rapkin (Princeton, NJ).
–2003 Eva Rapkin (Princeton, NJ), by gift to the Princeton University Art Museum, 2003.

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