JADE LADY WITH A PHOENIX (LADY WITH PHEASANT)
Date20th Century
CountryChina
MediumJadeite
DimensionsOverall: 16.5 x 10.2 x 3.8 cm (6 1/2 x 4 x 1 1/2")
Credit LineBrigham Young University Museum of Art, gift of Dr. J. Herbert Millburn
Object number8700003A0
DescriptionStanding female figure in flowing robes holds a peony bough in her left hand which is raised to her chest. In her right hand she holds a small staff with a cord tied to the upper end of it. To her right, a large phoenix stands on a rock outcropping facing away from the female figure.The figure is carved in a very pale lavender jade with touches of bright apple green in the chest of the phoenix, rock outcropping, and peony bough.
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