COLLECTION NAME:
National Palace English
Record
Work ID:
M01C00122
Title:
An archaistic jade gui
Creation Date:
Qing Dynasty
Start Year Date:
A.D.1644
End Year Date:
A.D.1911
Dynasty:
63 Qing Dynasty (A.D. 1644~1911)
Creation Place:
China
Measurements:
Length: 17.8 cm; Width: 7.7 cm
Material:
Jade
Form:
Gui (jade Gui)
Type:
Jades and Other Precious Stones
Repository:
The National Palace Museum, Taipei
Description:
Jades mined in Hetian, Xinjiang province, are often used to make Qing archaistic jades, and this piece is no exception. It takes the form of slender trapezoid, and the blade edge is thick and blunt. An abstract facemask is carved on one side, and it is in opposite direction from a poem composed by the Qianlong emperor. The other side shows a figurative image with big eyes and fangs. It wears a boat-shaped hat and round earrings, which are linked to a human head. The imitations are very accurate, and the structure does not have sloppy flaws that show on most imitations. The two edges are inscribed with "Qianlong nianzhi" and "yunzi sanshisan hao".
ImageV ID:
M01C00122AS004
Rights:
Lee & Lee Communications