Cleveland Museum of Art
Peaches and Bats
- Date
- late 1600s–1700s
- Medium
- greenish-white jade
- Culture
- China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
- Department
- Chinese Art
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
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. This jade sculpture was given to the museum in memory of John D. Rockefeller and his family.
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