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Collection Online as of April 30, 2026

A pale green jade sphere is carved in relief with a frontal dragon head. In the center, the head features wide eyes and flowing whiskers above a coiled body marked with cross-hatched scales. Stylized clouds wind across the translucent, polished surface. Light reflects off the raised ridges, while deep shadows define the recessed carvings. The object sits on a gray surface, casting a soft, dark shadow beneath it.

Box

1644–1911

China, Qing dynasty

(1644-1911)
jade
Diameter: 5.4 cm (2 1/8 in.); Overall: 3.9 cm (1 9/16 in.)
Worcester R. Warner Collection 1916.1198.3.b
Location: Not on view
  • MacLean, J. [John] Arthur. "The Worcester R. Warner Collection." Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 4, no. 3 (March 1917): 41–52, 55. Mentioned: pp. 48–49; Reproduced: p. 51 www.jstor.org
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