Jade flower basket and jade screen, Beverly Hills, 1950
Contributor
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966 (photographer) University of California, Los Angeles. -- Library. -- Dept. of Special Collections (repository) Morris, Lee Banning (subject)
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Description
Text from negative sleeve: Lee Banning Morris, 141-B Reeves Drive, Beverly Hills, Cal, 1950, Chinese Jades Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Left photograph is part of a page from a book, caption from photograph reads "FLOWER BASKET--China famous jade carvers rival Mother nature, magically transforming a solid gem of unusual jade into the world's most priceless bouquet, hanging in everlasting freshness from New China's chains of unity." Right photograph is part of a page from a book, caption from photograph reads "The Jade Screen, (Tsz Tan Wood Framework) No.5." Left image: jade flower basket intricately carved, hanging from three chains. Right image: jade screen with wood frame, Chinese konji written on left upper corner of screen.
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