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Jade Praying Mantis
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Department of Asian Art
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop
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Vase in the Shape of an Archaic Jade 'Cong' Ritual Implement
Vase in the Shape of an Archaic Jade 'Cong' Ritual Implement
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A stone of distinction
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Stone pendant in the form of a twelve-sided star for Bektashi Sufis
Stone pendant in the form of a twelve-sided star for Bektashi Sufis
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Cockscomb and Praying Mantis: Page from The Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting (Jieziyuan huazhuan)
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Writing box with design of praying mantis
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Jade Circular Table Screen with Decoration of Figures in a Landscape on the Front and Trees and Mountains on the Back, Mounted on a Cloisonné Stand
Jade Circular Table Screen with Decoration of Figures in a Landscape on the Front and Trees and Mountains on the Back, Mounted on a Cloisonné Stand
The jade screen's slightly curved front depicts a scholar looking over the railing of a riverside pavilion at rolling waves; the flat back contains a scene of trees and mountains i...