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Yam's No. 
NR 2897


One Jade Chariot Wheel Nave (?} or Tube. Han. Chinese.
   (Possibly a symbol of the Deity Earth-See Laufer's "Jade," Chapter V.)

   Circular center; cut on outer surface in four rounded panels; on each side of the four corners a design is cut in low relief.
   Dark green, mottled with light gray and dark brown markings.
   Height, 1 7/8".
   Diameter, inner circle, 3 1/4"
   Diameter, over the outer corners, 4 5/8".

   Purchased from Yamanaka & Company, N.Y.,
   Voucher #    , March 1914           150.00

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SMITHSONIAN. 502
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Transcription Notes:
"SMITHSONIAN" is stamped on "502" is handwritten