Ivory miniature landscape with human figures, by Huang Zhenxiao, 1739 C.E.

Ivory miniature landscape with human figures, by Huang Zhenxiao, 1739 C.E.

• Image Number: K1G000155N000000000PAE
• Dynasty: Qing dynasty
• Category: Carvings
• Function: Furnisher
• Material: Animal/Tooth/Ivory
• Description:
  A piece of ivory is carved into a three-dimensional landscape with small figures. The mountain is steep. Pavilions, pavilions, bridges, flowing water, and dense trees are scattered among them. There are also nine small boats, either moored or flooded; The figure 34 either sat in a pavilion or stood on a hill, and another group of people sat together on a high slope near the water to cook tea. Along the water bank, reeds are overgrown. The back of the stone is engraved with black regular script: “Before Qianlong was in bloom, my minister Huang Zhenxiao made it respectfully.” It was February of the fourth year of Qianlong reign (1739) when Qianlong had not spent the moon. Huang Zhenxiao, a tooth carving craftsman in Guangdong, entered the Qing Palace’s internal affairs office at the beginning of the reign of Emperor Qianlong.