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Object Number
991-12-60/14886
Display Title
Octagonal Cloisonne Ornament
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Chinese name of yin yang ornament - yinyangshi
Object Description
Octagonal ornament, cloisonne' on front side - blue, and red and white yin/yang motif. Maybe brass or copper alloy. Has a ring on back side. <transliteration> (Chinese name). 4.5 cm. (?) x 4.5 cm. (?) x 1.3 cm. (?).
Inventory Description
Button, octagonal, cloisonne Bagua, blue with red, white yin yang, top loop
Classification
- Button
Department
Ethnographic
Date
late 19th century - early 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
China
Materials
Metal, Enamel, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 4.3 x 4.3 x 1.2 cm (1 11/16 x 1 11/16 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
991-12-60/14886
Provenance
Collector
Sarah Pike Conger
(1898 - 1905)
Donor
Sarah Conger Buchan Jewell
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