Backward-Looking Horse
Unknown Chinese, Chinese
18th century
Translucent brown jade
Overall: 1 1/2 × 2 × 1/2 in. (3.8 × 5.1 × 1.3 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Dr. Lewis and Eva D. Balamuth
MIS.968.102.38
Geography
Place Made: China, East Asia, Asia
Period
1600-1800
Object Name
Figure
Research Area
Asia
On view
Course History
Art History 63.02, Why Are Museums...?, Mary Coffey, Spring 2026
Asian Societies, Cultures, and Languages 51.11, Religion 2.02, Religions of Vietnam, Sara Swenson, Winter 2025
Geography 3.01, Living with Nature, Coleen Fox, Winter 2025
Exhibition History
Attitude of Coexistence: Non-humans in East Asian Art, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, November 16, 2024-February 24, 2025. July 2, 2025-
Provenance
Dr. Lewis (1905-1981) and Eva D. (1914-2004) Balamuth, New York, New York; given to present collection, 1968.
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