COLLECTION NAME:
National Palace English
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ChineseArtENG~1~1
National Palace English
Collection
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Work ID:
M01C00113
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M01C00113
Work ID
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Title:
Jade peach-shaped water container
title_e
Jade peach-shaped water container
Title
false
Creation Date:
Ming Dynasty
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Ming Dynasty
Creation Date
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Start Year Date:
A.D.1368
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A.D.1368
Start Year Date
false
End Year Date:
A.D.1644
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A.D.1644
End Year Date
false
Dynasty:
45 Ming Dynasty (A.D. 1368~1644)
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45 Ming Dynasty (A.D. 1368~1644)
Dynasty
false
Creation Place:
China
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China
Creation Place
false
Measurements:
Length: 13.5cm; Width: 8.9cm; Height: 5.4cm
measurements_e
Length: 13.5cm; Width: 8.9cm; Height: 5.4cm
Measurements
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Material:
Jade
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Jade
Material
false
Form:
Shui cheng (water container)
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Shui cheng (water container)
Form
false
Type:
Jades and Other Precious Stones
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Jades and Other Precious Stones
Type
false
Subject:
Vegetable
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Vegetable
Subject
false
Repository:
The National Palace Museum, Taipei
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The National Palace Museum, Taipei
Repository
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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.
description_e
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.
Description
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ImageV ID:
M01C00113AS003
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M01C00113AS003
ImageV ID
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Rights:
Lee & Lee Communications
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Lee & Lee Communications
Rights
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