Unknown Chinese
Rhyton with Qilin Base

Rhyton with Qilin Base

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Rhyton with Qilin Base
Artist
CultureChinese
Titles
  • Rhyton with Qilin Base
Dateearly 18th century
Made inChina
MediumJade
DimensionsOverall: 6 1/2 × 3 7/8 × 1 7/8 in. (16.5 × 9.9 × 4.8 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Charlene Quitter Thompson
Object number2013.483.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
[no inscription]
[not signed]
[no marks]

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