Figure of a Meiren

Figure of a Meiren

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Figure of a Meiren
CultureChinese
Titles
  • Figure of a Meiren
Dateearly 20th century
Made inChina
MediumJadeite
DimensionsOverall: 9 × 4 5/8 × 1 3/4 in. (22.9 × 11.7 × 4.4 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Charlene Quitter Thompson
Object number2013.471.1.A,.B
Not on view

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Department
Asian Art
Object Type
ProvenanceLibby Johnson Moody, Galveston, Texas; Charlene Q. Thompson, Houston, Texas; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
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