Coiled Qilin

Coiled Qilin

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Coiled Qilin
CultureChinese
Titles
  • Coiled Qilin
Datelate 14th–mid-17th century
Made inChina
MediumNephrite
DimensionsOverall: 1 1/4 × 2 1/8 × 1 3/4 in. (3.2 × 5.4 × 4.4 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Charlene Quitter Thompson
Object number2013.482.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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[not signed]
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