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Table screen

Table screen

1736- 95

Chinese

Five bats, symbols of the five blessings, surround the Chinese character for long life on this pair of carved nephrite table screens. The background pattern of interlocking swastikas, called wan in Chinese, is a pun on the word for "ten thousand," thus echoing the wish for blessings and longevity ten thousand times.
Nephrite
9 3/4 x 5 9/16 x 1/8 in. (24.8 x 14.1 x 0.3 cm)
Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection
33.61.1
location
Not currently on view

Resources

Exhibition HistoryPalm Springs, California, Palm Springs Desert Museum, Magic, Art and Order: Jade In Chinese Culture, November, 1989 - May, 1990

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