Plate in the Form of a Chrysanthemum
Unknown Artist
1700s–1800s
Medium
jade
Dimensions
h. 2 cm · diam. 11.1 cm
Classification
Jade
Department
Chinese Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of Mrs. John Lyon Collyer in memory of her mother, Mrs. G. M. G. Forman
Accession Number
1970.144
About this artwork
This light gray-green jade plate is carved on both sides into the shape of an open chrysanthemum. There are three tiers of concave petals and a central rondel of cross-hatched lines to indicate the pistils.