COLLECTION NAME:
National Palace English
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ChineseArtENG~1~1
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Work ID:
M01C00118
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M01C00118
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Title:
An archaistic jade pendant with dragon and phoenix motif
title_e
An archaistic jade pendant with dragon and phoenix motif
Title
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Creation Date:
Ming to Qing Dynasty
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Ming to Qing Dynasty
Creation Date
false
Start Year Date:
A.D.1368
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A.D.1368
Start Year Date
false
End Year Date:
A.D.1911
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A.D.1911
End Year Date
false
Dynasty:
45 Ming Dynasty (A.D. 1368~1644)
dynasty
45 Ming Dynasty (A.D. 1368~1644)
Dynasty
false
Dynasty:
63 Qing Dynasty (A.D. 1644~1911)
dynasty
63 Qing Dynasty (A.D. 1644~1911)
Dynasty
false
Creation Place:
China
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China
Creation Place
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Measurements:
Diameter: 11.7 cm; Width: 3.4 cm; Thickness: 0.6 cm
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Diameter: 11.7 cm; Width: 3.4 cm; Thickness: 0.6 cm
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Material:
Jade
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Jade
Material
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Type:
Jades and Other Precious Stones
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Jades and Other Precious Stones
Type
false
Subject:
Dragon
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Dragon
Subject
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Repository:
The National Palace Museum, Taipei
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The National Palace Museum, Taipei
Repository
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Description:
Carved of a greenish white translucent jade, some parts appear red, gray, and black due to mining of the jade, not because of long-term handling. It is likely that this beautiful jade pendant was originally a shiny, plain disc made in the late Neolithic to Xia or Shang Dynasty, and then re-carved later. The jade artisans adroitly exploited the surface area of the jade, and carved a dragonhead on one end and a phoenix head on the other. The dragon and the phoenix share a long body that overlaps and coils. The phoenix head is abbreviated, and at first glance, it may appear to be the dragon tail that elegantly curls around the nose of the dragon. In sum, the artisans studied the decorative motifs of the Warring States and Western Han period, and they successfully made delicate changes on this confined material.
description_e
Carved of a greenish white translucent jade, some parts appear red, gray, and black due to mining of the jade, not because of long-term handling. It is likely that this beautiful jade pendant was originally a shiny, plain disc made in the late Neolithic to Xia or Shang Dynasty, and then re-carved later. The jade artisans adroitly exploited the surface area of the jade, and carved a dragonhead on one end and a phoenix head on the other. The dragon and the phoenix share a long body that overlaps and coils. The phoenix head is abbreviated, and at first glance, it may appear to be the dragon tail that elegantly curls around the nose of the dragon. In sum, the artisans studied the decorative motifs of the Warring States and Western Han period, and they successfully made delicate changes on this confined material.
Description
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ImageV ID:
M01C00118AS001
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M01C00118AS001
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Rights:
Lee & Lee Communications
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Lee & Lee Communications
Rights
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