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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
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
Oscar C. Raphael Bequest, 1941, received 1946
Height: 10.3 cm
Length: 14.5 cm
Width: 6.75 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1941) by Raphael, Oscar C.
19th Century
1800
CE
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1899
CE
Accession number: O.106-1946
Primary reference Number: 138270
Oscar Raphael: 33
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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