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The butterfly is usually associated with joy and weddings, but as its name (hudie) is a pun for "age seventy to eighty," it is also a symbol for longevity.
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Title: Butterfly
Period: Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
Date: 17th century
Culture: China
Medium: Jade (nephrite)
Dimensions: H. 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm); W. 3 9/16 in. (9 cm); D. 1/4 in. (0.7 cm)
Classification: Jade
Credit Line: Gift of Heber R. Bishop, 1902
Object Number: 02.18.371
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