Date: Qing (1644-1911)

Dimensions: Length 12.4 cm, Width 12.4 cm, Height 3.1 cm

Material: Jade, ruby, emerald, and gold

• Object Type：
  • JADE
• Location：
  • Ancient Chinese Jade Gallery
• Tag：
  • case floral qing jade ruby emerald gold

This tray-form case, ornately embellished with floral inlays, falls into the category of Hindustan jade created in the Mughal Empire in North India and the Ottoman Empire that is the present Turkey. Hindustan jade is characterized by an excessively thin body with gold gem sets. This tray, inlaid with ruby and emerald in its exterior, should have had a cover atop.