Jade (nephrite) pendant, in the form of a flower bud, qing dynasty.
Pendant in the form of a flower bud, 18th century. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2015.500.5.21. CC0.

Pendant

Pendant in the form of a flower bud

Chinese name
佩饰
Pinyin
peishi
Accession no.
2015.500.5.21
Collection
The Metropolitan Museum of Art

This is a pendant in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, dated by the museum to the Qing Dynasty. The recorded medium is jade (nephrite). Accession number 2015.500.5.21, gift of Florence and Herbert Irving, 2015.

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