Peaches and Bats

Description

This white jade is carved as a double peach with realistically detailed leaves and branch following the curve of the jade. Clinging to the edge are a pair of bats, which represent good fortune.

Provenance

Collection of John D. Rockefeller, Jr. [1874–1960] and Abby Aldrich Rockefeller [1874–1948]; by descent to their daughter, Abby Rockefeller [1903–1976]; by descent to her daughter, Marilyn M. Simpson [1931–1980] (?–1980); by descent to her husband, William Kelly Simpson [1928–2017], given to the Cleveland Museum of Art (1980–2006); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (2006–)

Peaches and Bats

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late 1600s–1700s

Accession Number

2006.141

Medium

greenish-white jade

Dimensions

Overall: 9.9 x 13.5 x 11.5 cm (3 7/8 x 5 5/16 x 4 1/2 in.)

Classification

Jade

Museum

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

Credit Line

Gift of William Kelly Simpson in memory of his wife Marilyn M. Simpson and her grandparents Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller Jr.