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Table screen
Table screen

Table screen

Date1736- 95
Maker Chinese
Label TextFive 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.
Object number33.61.1
Exhibition HistoryPalm Springs, California, Palm Springs Desert Museum, Magic, Art and Order: Jade In Chinese Culture, November, 1989 - May, 1990
Credit LineEugene Fuller Memorial Collection
Dimensions9 3/4 x 5 9/16 x 1/8 in. (24.8 x 14.1 x 0.3 cm)
MediumNephrite
Table screen
Table screen
Chinese
1736- 95
Object number: 33.61.2
Photo: iocolor, LLP
Table screen
Chinese
1735-95
Object number: 33.1251
Table screen
Table screen
Chinese
1736 - 95
Object number: 33.59
Photo: Elizabeth Mann
Disk-shaped table screen
Chinese
1644 - 1912
Object number: 33.1267
Flute bowl
Flute bowl
Chinese
late 18th century
Object number: 33.1385.1
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Flute bowl
Chinese
late 18th century
Object number: 33.1385.2
Coiled camel
Coiled camel
Chinese
Object number: 69.8
Covered dish in the form of a Buddha's hand citron
Covered dish in the form of a Buddha's hand citron
Chinese
18th-19th century
Object number: 33.1057
Stand with auspicious bats
Stand with auspicious bats
Chinese
18th century or earlier
Object number: 33.1084
Carved box
Carved box
Chinese
first half 19th century
Object number: 37.65.1
Carved box
Carved box
Chinese
first half 19th century
Object number: 37.65.2
Fingernail protector
Fingernail protector
Chinese
19th century
Object number: 33.1244