Nov 7, 2016
Nov 7, 2016
Nov 7, 2016

Plate in the Form of a Chrysanthemum

Plate in the Form of a Chrysanthemum

1700s–1800s

Jade

Diameter: 11.1 cm (4 3/8 in.); Overall: 2 cm (13/16 in.)

Gift of Mrs. John Lyon Collyer in memory of her mother, Mrs. G. M. G. Forman 1970.144

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Description

This light gray-green jade plate is carved on both sides into the shape of an open chrysanthemum. There are three tiers of concave petals and a central rondel of cross-hatched lines to indicate the pistils.

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