COLLECTION NAME:
National Palace English
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ChineseArtENG~1~1
National Palace English
Collection
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Work ID:
M01C00111
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M01C00111
Work ID
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Title:
Jade disc with animal motif
title_e
Jade disc with animal motif
Title
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Creation Date:
Western Han Dynasty
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Western Han Dynasty
Creation Date
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Start Year Date:
B.C.206
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B.C.206
Start Year Date
false
End Year Date:
A.D.9
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A.D.9
End Year Date
false
Dynasty:
13 Western Han (206 B.C.~A.D.9)
dynasty
13 Western Han (206 B.C.~A.D.9)
Dynasty
false
Creation Place:
China
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China
Creation Place
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Measurements:
Diameter: 19.8cm; Diameter (hole): 6.47cm; Thickness: 0.71~0.37cm
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Diameter: 19.8cm; Diameter (hole): 6.47cm; Thickness: 0.71~0.37cm
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Material:
Jade
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Jade
Material
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Form:
Bi (jade disc)
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Bi (jade disc)
Form
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Type:
Jades and Other Precious Stones
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Jades and Other Precious Stones
Type
false
Repository:
The National Palace Museum, Taipei
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The National Palace Museum, Taipei
Repository
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Description:
Made of translucent green jade, one side shows a grayish tinge and dark brown specks. The jade is incised and carved in sgraffito and low relief. The deep incision reveals a ditch, which positions and structures the motifs. The deep incision in combination with light incision creates a spatial and light-and-shadow effect. The application of these two techniques is a innovation of the Han jade carving. Sgraffito is mainly used to render grain and spiral patterns.Three flat, circular ridges separate the disc into three regions. The inner region is the hole, the middle region is decorated with spiral patterns, and the outer region is decorated with four sets of animal masks. The edge of the disc is inscribed with a poem composed by emperor Qianlong. The spiral patterns are a deviation or abbreviation of the grain patterns.
description_e
Made of translucent green jade, one side shows a grayish tinge and dark brown specks. The jade is incised and carved in sgraffito and low relief. The deep incision reveals a ditch, which positions and structures the motifs. The deep incision in combination with light incision creates a spatial and light-and-shadow effect. The application of these two techniques is a innovation of the Han jade carving. Sgraffito is mainly used to render grain and spiral patterns.Three flat, circular ridges separate the disc into three regions. The inner region is the hole, the middle region is decorated with spiral patterns, and the outer region is decorated with four sets of animal masks. The edge of the disc is inscribed with a poem composed by emperor Qianlong. The spiral patterns are a deviation or abbreviation of the grain patterns.
Description
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ImageV ID:
M01C00111AS002
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M01C00111AS002
ImageV ID
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Rights:
Lee & Lee Communications
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Lee & Lee Communications
Rights
false