COLLECTION NAME:
National Palace English
Record
Work ID:
M01C00113
Title:
Jade peach-shaped water container
Creation Date:
Ming Dynasty
Start Year Date:
A.D.1368
End Year Date:
A.D.1644
Dynasty:
45 Ming Dynasty (A.D. 1368~1644)
Creation Place:
China
Measurements:
Length: 13.5cm; Width: 8.9cm; Height: 5.4cm
Material:
Jade
Form:
Shui cheng (water container)
Type:
Jades and Other Precious Stones
Subject:
Vegetable
Repository:
The National Palace Museum, Taipei
Description:
Carved of white nephrite, the object looks like a peach in half that still attaches to a leafy stem. The stem springs from the side, extends to the bottom, and ends at a blossoming flower. It requires multi-perforations of the jade, and the interweaving lines appear dense but not obscure. Consequently, the stem serves as a decoration and a handle. A bird with a long tail and spreading wings stands between the flower and the leaves. The jade artisans used the jade skin as flowers, and they colored the bird, thereby increasing the variety of colors and expressing a kind of delicate aesthetic.The jottings of the Ming and Qing literati describe many water containers and brush-washers in the form of a peach due to its connotation of longevity.
ImageV ID:
M01C00113AS001
Rights:
Lee & Lee Communications