Two rabbits

14th–15th century

Not on view

This intimate image of a rabbit and its kit is shaped from a single jade pebble. The carver has artfully incorporated portions of the brownish staining on the pebble’s surface to suggest the animals’ mottled coats. The flat underside suggests that the sculpture was likely used as a paperweight on a scholar’s desk.

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元至明初　玉雕雙兔
Title: Two rabbits
Period: Yuan (1279–1368) to Ming (1368–1644) dynasty
Date: 14th–15th century
Culture: China
Medium: Jade
Dimensions: H. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); W. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm); L. 3 in. (7.6 cm)
Classification: Jade
Credit Line: Bequest of Florance Waterbury, in memory of her father, John I. Waterbury, 1968
Object Number: 68.149.6
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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