Title: Paperweight in form of a Lotus Pod
Object type: Paperweight
Date: 18th century
Culture: China
Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong period (1736–95)
Medium: Nephrite, faint greenish tinge
Dimensions: H. 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm); W. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm); L. 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm)
Classification: Jade
Credit line: Gift of Heber R. Bishop, 1902
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Lotuses