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Ornament in the form of a tortoise shell by Charles Lang Freer, Xiaoxi You — VisualArtsDB

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Ornament in the form of a tortoise shell

Ornament in the form of a tortoise shell

Ornament in the form of a tortoise shell

Charles Lang Freer Xiaoxi You

1640

Medium: Jade
Genre: Jewelry and ornament
Museum: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

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Jewelry and Ornament

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Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)Chinese ArtjadeArtcarvingTortoiseincisingCharles Lang Freer collection

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Possibly excavated in Shansi [1]

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