COLLECTION NAME:
National Palace English
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ChineseArtENG~1~1
National Palace English
Collection
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Work ID:
M01C00008
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M01C00008
Work ID
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Title:
Segmented bi disk with grain pattern
title_e
Segmented bi disk with grain pattern
Title
false
Creation Date:
Han Dynasty
date_creation_e
Han Dynasty
Creation Date
false
Start Year Date:
B.C.206
date_creation_start_e
B.C.206
Start Year Date
false
End Year Date:
A.D.220
date_creation_end_e
A.D.220
End Year Date
false
Dynasty:
12 Han Dynasty (206 B.C.~A.D.220)
dynasty
12 Han Dynasty (206 B.C.~A.D.220)
Dynasty
false
Creation Place:
China
place_creation_e
China
Creation Place
false
Measurements:
Diameter: 17.8 cm; Thickness: 0.6 cm
measurements_e
Diameter: 17.8 cm; Thickness: 0.6 cm
Measurements
false
Material:
Jade
material_e
Jade
Material
false
Form:
Ban Bi (segmented jade bi disk)
form_e
Ban Bi (segmented jade bi disk)
Form
false
Type:
Jades and Other Precious Stones
type_e
Jades and Other Precious Stones
Type
false
Repository:
The National Palace Museum, Taipei
repository_e
The National Palace Museum, Taipei
Repository
false
Description:
Carved of green jade, the disc appears dark brownish red and opaque. Green jades with such dark color are made possible only through long-term handling. The National Palace Museum(Taipei) houses many objects for handling, and it is a unique characteristic of the jade collection of the museum.Grain patterns are carved on the pendants in delicate, low relief.The interior and exterior edges are shaped in half-disc. The surface is clear and decorated with right-drilled patterns, which resemble grains. Evidently, this is a product of the Warring States period. In the Qing Dynasty, it was collected by the court, and cut into half by the court artisans. The cut surface was fired and polished in order to give a consistent look with the rest of the disc. The edge is inscribed with a poem composed by the Qianlong emperor.
description_e
Carved of green jade, the disc appears dark brownish red and opaque. Green jades with such dark color are made possible only through long-term handling. The National Palace Museum(Taipei) houses many objects for handling, and it is a unique characteristic of the jade collection of the museum.Grain patterns are carved on the pendants in delicate, low relief.The interior and exterior edges are shaped in half-disc. The surface is clear and decorated with right-drilled patterns, which resemble grains. Evidently, this is a product of the Warring States period. In the Qing Dynasty, it was collected by the court, and cut into half by the court artisans. The cut surface was fired and polished in order to give a consistent look with the rest of the disc. The edge is inscribed with a poem composed by the Qianlong emperor.
Description
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ImageV ID:
M01C00008AS015
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M01C00008AS015
ImageV ID
false
Rights:
Lee & Lee Communications
rights
Lee & Lee Communications
Rights
false