Plate in the Form of a Chrysanthemum

Description

This light gray-green jade plate is carved on both sides into the shape of an open chrysanthemum. There are three tiers of concave petals and a central rondel of cross-hatched lines to indicate the pistils.

Provenance

Mrs. John Lyon [Georgia Forman Elliott] Collyer [1898–1994], given to the Cleveland Museum of Art (?–1970); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1970–)

Plate in the Form of a Chrysanthemum

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1700s–1800s

Accession Number

1970.144

Medium

jade

Dimensions

Diameter: 11.1 cm (4 3/8 in.); Overall: 2 cm (13/16 in.)

Classification

Jade

Museum

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. John Lyon Collyer in memory of her mother, Mrs. G. M. G. Forman