Title
Paperweight carved in the form of a citron with a grasshopper
19th century
Artists
Unknown Artist
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Details
- Place where the work was made
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China
- Date
- 19th century
- Media category
- Jade
- Materials used
- pale greenish grey jade
- Dimensions
- 4.5 x 9.5 x 3.5 cm; 6.3 x 9.5 x 3.5 cm object with stand
- Signature & date
Not signed. Not dated.
- Credit
- Gift of Mr Sydney Cooper 1962
- Location
- Not on display
- Accession number
- EV18.1962
- Copyright
- Share
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Places
Where the work was made
China
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Exhibition history
Shown in 3 exhibitions
Art of the brush, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 23 Sep 1995–12 Nov 1995
Conversations through the Asian collections, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 25 Oct 2014–13 Mar 2016
Auspicious: Motifs in Chinese art, Chau Chak Wing Museum, University of Sydney, Sydney, 16 Nov 2020–15 May 2022
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Bibliography
Referenced in 1 publication
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Jackie Menzies, Art of the Brush - Chinese & Japanese painting calligraphy, Sydney, 1995, 11.
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