Pomander
Date18th to early 19th century, before 1847
Maker
Chinese
Label TextPomanders are for carrying sweet-smelling substances. A palace record from August 11, 1847, appears to discuss this pomander when it was sent to the palace workshop to have the mark, “Shende tang zhi” (Made for the Hall of Prudent Virtue), carved on the base. The carver was rewarded with five taels of silver (about 8.8 ounces), plus material for a formal jacket—about the average monthly wage of a skilled palace jade worker.
Object number33.67
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Boundless: Stories of Asian
Art, Feb. 8, 2020 - ongoing.Published ReferencesFoong, Ping, Xiaojin Wu, and Darielle Mason. "An Asian Art Museum Transformed." Orientations vol. 51, no. 3 (May/June 2020): p. 49, reproduced fig. 4.Credit LineEugene Fuller Memorial Collection
Dimensions2 7/8 x 2 5/8 x 1 in. (7.3 x 6.67 x 2.54 cm)
MediumWhite nephrite
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