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Covered Jar with Lion-Headed Bosses

Description Conservation Provenance Credit

Description This piece has been polished smooth.

Conservation

Cleaned to reduce corrosion in preparation for exhibition.

Date	Description	Narrative
5/31/1963	Treatment	cleaned
7/15/1971	Treatment	cleaned
3/11/2016	Treatment	Cleaned

Provenance William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Credit Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters

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Creator

Chinese (Artist)

Period

18th-19th century

Medium

jadeite, gilt silver
(Precious Stones & Gems)

Accession Number

42.293

Measurements

H with lid: 9 1/4 × W: 9 5/8 × D: 9 in. (23.5 × 24.5 × 22.9 cm); Jar H: 6 11/16 × W: 9 5/8 × D: 9 in. (17 × 24.5 × 22.9 cm); Lid H: 2 13/16 × Diam: 5 7/8 in. (7.1 × 14.9 cm)

Geographies

China (Place of Origin)

Location Within Museum

Charles Street: Second Floor: 18th- and 19th-Century Treasury Alcove