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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Chinese
Title:Paperweight
Date Made:11th century Northern Song period
Type:Sculpture
Materials:jade (nephrite)
Place Made:China
Measurements:length 2 1/4 in.; 5.715 cm
Accession Number:  SC 1969.1.21
Credit Line:Gift of Mrs. Stephen Isaacs (Diane Scharfeld, class of 1961) in memory of Arthur W. Scharfeld
Museum Collection:  Smith College Museum of Art
1969_1_21.jpg

Description:
white in color

Label Text:
"Monkey on the back of a horse" refers to a Chinese idiom "Ma (same pronunciation with horse) shang feng hou (same pronunciation with monkey)", literally translated as "obtain the royal title of Marquis soon." Jade carving of this form embodies the wish for people to get promotion and honor in the near future.

Tags:
animals

Subjects:
Animals

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