Detail View: National Palace English: Refined clay inkstone imitating tiger-shaped identification device
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Work ID:
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M010A0024
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Title:
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Refined clay inkstone imitating tiger-shaped identification device
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Creation Date:
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Song Dynasty
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Start Year Date:
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A.D.960
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End Year Date:
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A.D.1279
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Dynasty:
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39 Song Dynasty (A.D. 960~1279)
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Creation Place:
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China
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Measurements:
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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:
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Refined clay
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Form:
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Yan (ink-stone)
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Type:
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Studio accessories
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Subject:
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Animals
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Repository:
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The National Palace Museum, Taipei
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Description:
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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.
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ImageV ID:
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M010A0024AS003
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Rights:
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Lee & Lee Communications
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