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