Title

Jade cat sitting curled up scratching its ear with one eye closed, Yuan dynasty, China, 1279-1368. Artist: Unknown

Caption

Jade cat sitting curled up scratching its ear with one eye closed, Yuan dynasty, China, 1279-1368. The animal has one eye closed, the other open and in its mouth a stalk. The stone is of blackish tone, the base is flat and undecorated.
Bath (England), The Museum of East Asian Art

Date

1279

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images

Reference

HRM19B73_025

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

18,0Mb (345,6Kb) / 9,5in x 7,4in / 2835 x 2217 (300dpi)

Keywords

animal black animals cat cats arts carving country China art Chinese feline color colour carved location century artefact dynasty artifact felines 14th century Fourteenth Century Thirteenth Century 13th century Museum of East Asian Art Yuan dynasty object Unknown jade jade object