Object Details
- Description
- The smoothly rounded, highly polished gourd is undecorated. At the rim is a simple ivory ring. Another ivory ring forms the exterior portion of the lid. Inset within the lid is a reticulated tortoise shell carving of a coiled dragon. A pearl, apparently a genuine example, is inset into the tortoise shell. At the bottom of the central portion of the tortoise shell is a fine geometric screen.
- a=gourd; b=ivory, wood and pearl lid; c= silk pouch with gold and blue embroidered trellis pattern. There is no silk liner or drawstring in this pouch.
- Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art Collection
- Credit Line
- Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
- 19th century
- Period
- Qing dynasty
- Accession Number
- F1984.38.7a-c
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Container
- Medium
- Gourd, ivory, tortoise shell, pearl
- Dimensions
- H x W: 12.5 x 6.5 cm (4 15/16 x 2 9/16 in)
- Origin
- China
- Related Online Resources
- Google Cultural Institute
- See more items in
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Topic
- dragon
- Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)
- cricket
- China
- Chinese Art
- Robert Hatfield Ellsworth collection
- Record ID
- fsg_F1984.38.7a-c
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye397aee321-b8a9-44ca-9a7b-d1f756676353
