Disk-shaped table screen
Date1644 - 1912
Maker
Chinese
Label TextThis jade tabletop decorative screen is carved with a wedding motif of two pairs of magpies among blossoming plum branches. The word for “magpie” in Chinese is pronounced the same as the word for “happiness,” so two magpies represent “double happiness.”
Object number33.1267
Provenance{Probably purchased by Dr. Richard Fuller, Seattle, Washington, while in Hong Kong, Dec. 1919}; to Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington, 1933
Photo CreditPhoto: Elizabeth Mann
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Chinese Art: A Seattle Perspective, Dec. 22, 2007 - July 26, 2009.
Seattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Boundless: Stories of Asian Art, Feb. 8, 2020 - ongoing.Published ReferencesYiu, Josh. A Fuller View of China: Chinese Art in the Seattle Art Museum, in association with A Fuller View of China, Japan, and Korea. Seattle, Washington: Seattle Art Museum, in association with University of Washington Press, 2014; pp. 28, 30, reproduced fig. 9.Credit LineEugene Fuller Memorial Collection
Dimensions2 5/8 x 2 5/8 x 1/4 in. (6.67 x 6.67 x 0.64 cm)
MediumNephrite
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