Backward-Looking Horse

Unknown Chinese, Chinese

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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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