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Dublin Core

Title

Jade: qiao

Description

One translucent green jade scabbard chape or qiao. Brown-green vein. Flat top edge widening to curved base. Obverse and reverse decorated in three bands; upper and lower bands exhibit incised serpentine pattern; central band exhibits relief-carved grain pattern. Three holes in top with pink cord threaded through.

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Physical Dimensions

54x39x15mm (l x w x h)

Museum Ac. No.

C1956.568

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Collection

Citation

“Jade: qiao,” China, Art and Cultural Diplomacy, accessed November 21, 2024, http://rewialleyart.nz/items/show/375.