COLLECTION NAME:
National Palace English
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ChineseArtENG~1~1
National Palace English
Collection
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Work ID:
M01C00156
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M01C00156
Work ID
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Title:
Jadeite bakchoy with grasshoppers
title_e
Jadeite bakchoy with grasshoppers
Title
false
Creation Date:
Qing Dynasty
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Qing Dynasty
Creation Date
false
Start Year Date:
A.D.1644
date_creation_start_e
A.D.1644
Start Year Date
false
End Year Date:
A.D.1911
date_creation_end_e
A.D.1911
End Year Date
false
Dynasty:
63 Qing Dynasty (A.D. 1644~1911)
dynasty
63 Qing Dynasty (A.D. 1644~1911)
Dynasty
false
Creation Place:
China
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China
Creation Place
false
Measurements:
Length: 18.7cm; Width: 9.1cm; Thickness: 5.07cm
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Length: 18.7cm; Width: 9.1cm; Thickness: 5.07cm
Measurements
false
Material:
Jade
material_e
Jade
Material
false
Type:
Jades and Other Precious Stones
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Jades and Other Precious Stones
Type
false
Subject:
Vegetable
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Vegetable
Subject
false
Repository:
The National Palace Museum, Taipei
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The National Palace Museum, Taipei
Repository
false
Description:
This jadeite bakchoy originally decorated the Yonghe Palace, where the consort Jin resided in the late Qing Dynasty. Perhaps the jadeite was part of the dowry. One half of the jadeite bakchoy is carved of grayish white jade, and the other half of green jadeite. The jade artisans deftly exploited the variation of jade's natural color to render a naturalistic bakchoy, in which the leaves twist naturally and the veins are distinctive. On the top end, two grasshoppers, conventionally known as "weaving lady" or "guaguaer," crawl on the bakchoy leaves. These insects are noisy and highly reproductive. According to Shijing Zhounan, there is a poem named after grasshopper, and it blesses people to have many descendents. Moreover, Bakchoy symbolizes innocence because of Chinese verbal pun. Hence, carving the insects on the bakchoy allude to having many descendents and being upright.
description_e
This jadeite bakchoy originally decorated the Yonghe Palace, where the consort Jin resided in the late Qing Dynasty. Perhaps the jadeite was part of the dowry. One half of the jadeite bakchoy is carved of grayish white jade, and the other half of green jadeite. The jade artisans deftly exploited the variation of jade's natural color to render a naturalistic bakchoy, in which the leaves twist naturally and the veins are distinctive. On the top end, two grasshoppers, conventionally known as "weaving lady" or "guaguaer," crawl on the bakchoy leaves. These insects are noisy and highly reproductive. According to Shijing Zhounan, there is a poem named after grasshopper, and it blesses people to have many descendents. Moreover, Bakchoy symbolizes innocence because of Chinese verbal pun. Hence, carving the insects on the bakchoy allude to having many descendents and being upright.
Description
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ImageV ID:
M01C00156AS003
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M01C00156AS003
ImageV ID
false
Rights:
Lee & Lee Communications
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Lee & Lee Communications
Rights
false