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Seal pendant: Qilin
Seal pendant: Qilin

Seal pendant: Qilin

Date1735-1796
Label TextInk, ink stone, brushes, seals, brush rests and brush holders have been considered treasures befitting the scholar's table. They are appreciated not only for their usefulness but also for their aesthetic value. Although often made in matched sets, these prized objects were created in varying sizes and materials.
Object number33.1271
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Shu: Reinventing Books in Contemporary Chinese Art, Aug. 9 - Dec. 2, 2007. Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Pure Amusements: Wealth, Leisure, and Culture in Late Imperial China, Dec. 24, 2016 - May 15, 2022.
Credit LineEugene Fuller Memorial Collection
Dimensions1 1/8 x 3/4 x 11/16 in. (2.86 x 1.91 x 1.75 cm)
MediumJade
Seal:  dragon
1736-1795
Object number: 37.106
Photo: iocolor, LLP
18th century. Recut for Hsien Feng, 1851-1861
Object number: 34.170
Tayo (Bride’s necklace with almond-shaped pendant)
Nepalese
late 19th to early 20th century
Object number: 33.704
Photo: Elizabeth Mann
Maya
ca. 600 - 900
Object number: 82.166
Photo: Paul Macapia
Ma Shaoxian
1914
Object number: 96.39.38
Snuff bottle: Double-Gourd Vine
1760 - 1840
Object number: 33.1076
Double Snuff bottle: Phoenix; Dragon
1736-1795
Object number: 33.1120