COLLECTION NAME:
National Palace English
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ChineseArtENG~1~1
National Palace English
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Work ID:
M010A0024
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M010A0024
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Title:
Refined clay inkstone imitating tiger-shaped identification device
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Refined clay inkstone imitating tiger-shaped identification device
Title
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Creation Date:
Song Dynasty
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Song Dynasty
Creation Date
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Start Year Date:
A.D.960
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A.D.960
Start Year Date
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End Year Date:
A.D.1279
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A.D.1279
End Year Date
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Dynasty:
39 Song Dynasty (A.D. 960~1279)
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39 Song Dynasty (A.D. 960~1279)
Dynasty
false
Creation Place:
China
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China
Creation Place
false
Measurements:
Length: 14.6 cm; Width: 7.6~8.6 cm; Thickness 1.6 cm; Height: 4.8 cm (with lid)
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Length: 14.6 cm; Width: 7.6~8.6 cm; Thickness 1.6 cm; Height: 4.8 cm (with lid)
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Material:
Refined clay
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Refined clay
Material
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Form:
Yan (ink-stone)
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Yan (ink-stone)
Form
false
Type:
Studio accessories
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Studio accessories
Type
false
Subject:
Animals
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Animals
Subject
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Repository:
The National Palace Museum, Taipei
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The National Palace Museum, Taipei
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Description:
The inkstone approximates the shape of a crouching tiger as if it were spying its prey. This is an archaic imitation of the bronze-tiger identification devise used between the imperial court and the military posts to interchange messages during warring times. On the cover, a pattern of winding and divided branches decorates the lower back of the tiger. The remaining tiger is covered with a pattern made up of continuous circular or regular geometrical shapes, a typical decorative pattern found on Bronze wares. In addition to the decorative patterns, spots of rusted gold-like soil are visible throughout the cover. On the other side of the cover, an inscription of a prose by Qianlong is carved in kai-shu (regular style) to describe a history, function, and prophetic nature of a tiger identification devise.
description_e
The inkstone approximates the shape of a crouching tiger as if it were spying its prey. This is an archaic imitation of the bronze-tiger identification devise used between the imperial court and the military posts to interchange messages during warring times. On the cover, a pattern of winding and divided branches decorates the lower back of the tiger. The remaining tiger is covered with a pattern made up of continuous circular or regular geometrical shapes, a typical decorative pattern found on Bronze wares. In addition to the decorative patterns, spots of rusted gold-like soil are visible throughout the cover. On the other side of the cover, an inscription of a prose by Qianlong is carved in kai-shu (regular style) to describe a history, function, and prophetic nature of a tiger identification devise.
Description
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ImageV ID:
M010A0024AS003
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M010A0024AS003
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Rights:
Lee & Lee Communications
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Lee & Lee Communications
Rights
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