Money Tree (Yao qian shu)
China, Sichuan province or neighboring regions, Money Tree (Yao qian shu), 2nd century CE, bronze tree; earthenware base with calcified green lead glaze, The Arlene and Harold Schnitzer Collection of Early Chinese Art, public domain; conservation x-rays courtesy of Tami Lasseter Clare, Portland State University, 2004.114.9A-C
This work is not currently on view.
- Title
Money Tree (Yao qian shu)
- Related Titles
display title: Yao qian shu (Money Tree)
original language: 青銅銭樹 中國四川 東漢
translated: Money Tree
transliterated: Yao qian shu
- Artist
- Date
2nd century CE
- Period
China: Eastern Han period (25-220 CE)
- Medium
bronze tree; earthenware base with calcified green lead glaze
- Dimensions (H x W x D)
52 in x 22 in x 19 1/2 in
- Collection Area
Asian Art
- Category
Metalwork
Ceramics
- Object Type
sculpture
- Culture
Chinese
- Credit Line
The Arlene and Harold Schnitzer Collection of Early Chinese Art
- Accession Number
2004.114.9A-C
- Copyright
public domain; conservation x-rays courtesy of Tami Lasseter Clare, Portland State University
- Terms
See the PDF below for more information about the history and science of the Portland Art Museum's Money Tree.
- Exhibitions
2005 Mysterious Spirits, Strange Beasts, Earthly Delights: Early Chinese Art from the Arlene and Harold Schnitzer Collection Portland Art Museum
2012 Cornerstones of a Great Civilization: Masterworks of Ancient Chinese Art Portland Art Museum
