Two monks in a lotus petal boat
Place of OriginChina
Date1700-1800
DynastyQing dynasty (1644-1911)
MaterialsNephrite
DimensionsH. 2 1/2 in x W. 3 in x L. 5 1/2 in, H. 6.4 cm x W. 7.6 cm x D. 14 cm
Credit LineThe Avery Brundage Collection
Object numberB60J452
DepartmentChinese Art
ClassificationsJade And Stones
On View
On viewLocationGallery 17
More InformationTwo jolly beings—Hanshan, paddling a boat using a broom, and Shide, holding a fan—were poet-monks of the Tang dynasty (618–907) and regarded as the patron saints of harmony.
Subject
- monk
- lotus
- boat
approx. 1700-1800
approx. 1800-1900
1900-1950
1900-1950
1644-1911
1900-1950
approx. 1700–1800
