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Seal: O.106-1946

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Current Location: In storage

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Description

Light green jade seal with areas altered to creamy white. The handle in the form of two dragons back to back and a yellow cord and tassel are attached to it. Imperial seal, and incised on the base ‘Inspected by the Emperor in the Li-Jing pavilion’ and surrounded by dragons. The knot in the cord was tied by the Chief Lama in Peking

With a yellow silk cover

Notes

History note: 1900, after the relief of the Legations, these were looted by Cossacks who sold them for some brandy to an Irish-American journalist. He wished to sell them to the British Museum for a ridiculous sum. There was a debate about them in Parliament in Jan.1902. At the end of Jan. they were bought by Harding at a sale at Debenham, Storr and Son, Covent Garden

Legal notes

Oscar C. Raphael Bequest, 1941, received 1946

Measurements and weight

Height: 10.3 cm
Length: 14.5 cm
Width: 6.75 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1941) by Raphael, Oscar C.

Dating

19th Century
1800 CE - 1899 CE

Materials used in production

Nephrite

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Identification numbers

Accession number: O.106-1946
Primary reference Number: 138270
Oscar Raphael: 33

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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 22 April 2024

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Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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