FIGURINE OF A TREE (ONE OF TWO)
Creator(s): Unknown
Currently in storage
About this object
The Buddha-hand citron trees have metal trunks and branches. To these are attached leaves in light green jade. The Buddha-hand citrons are carved from carnelian. These are blossoms in white jade. The rectangular bowls are in porcelain enameled with a red ground on which there are birds and floral motifs in various colors. The bowls have four feet. Each bowl rests on a wooden base, well carved to represent a table with four legs.
- Object name:
- FIGURINE OF A TREE (ONE OF TWO)
- Made from:
- Jade -- carnelian -- porcelain -- enamel -- wood
- Made in:
- China
- Size:
- 52.1 cm (20 1/2 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 62.2.2
- Class:
- HARDSTONE
- Signature marks:
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973