法國 十九世紀 玉裁刀|Paper knife
Medium
Jade (nephrite)
Dimensions
W. 2 3/16 in. (5.5 cm); D. 1 5/16 in. (3.3 cm); L. 13 7/16 in. (34.1 cm)
Classification
Jade
Culture
France
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Heber R. Bishop, 1902
Accession Number
02.18.802
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Berquin-Varangoz Workshop
**Berquin-Varangoz Workshop** was a distinguished French lapidary atelier specializing in intricate hardstone carvings, particularly in nephrite jade. Founded in 1875 in Bondy, northeast of Paris, by Mr. Varangoz, a skilled bronzier, the workshop passed to his daughter, the widow Berquin, around 1900, who continued and expanded its operations under the combined name. The workshop excelled in the ...