Pair of Swans

CultureChinese
Titles
  • Pair of Swans
Date20th century
PlaceChina
MediumCloisonné
Dimensions.1: 2 1/2 × 2 5/16 × 3 1/2 in. (6.4 × 5.9 × 8.9 cm)
.2: 2 1/2 × 2 1/2 × 3 3/8 in. (6.4 × 6.4 × 8.6 cm)
Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harris Masterson III
Object number96.1659.1,.2
Not on view

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Department
Rienzi
Object Type
ProvenanceMr. and Mrs. Harris Masterson III; given to MFAH, 1996.

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