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Plate in the Form of a Chrysanthemum

Plate in the Form of a Chrysanthemum

1700s–1800s
(1644-1911)
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
Location: not on view

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.
  • ?–1970
    Mrs. John Lyon [Georgia Forman Elliott] Collyer [1898–1994], given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    1970–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Lee, Sherman E. “The Year in Review for 1970.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 58, no. 2 (1971): 22–71. Mentioned: p. 70, no. 144 www.jstor.org
    Guo li gu gong bo wu yuan 國立故宮博物院. Hai wai yi zhen, Yu qi [海外遺珎, 玉噐 = Chinese art in overseas collections, jade]. Taibei Shi Shilin qu: Guo li gu gong bo wu yuan, 1986. Reproduced: pl. 175
  • Year in Review: 1970. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 10-March 7, 1971).
  • {{cite web|title=Plate in the Form of a Chrysanthemum|url=false|author=|year=1700s–1800s|access-date=27 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1970.144