Meat-shaped stone, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

Meat-shaped stone, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

• Image Number: K1D000178N000000000PAB
• Dynasty: Qing dynasty
• Category: Miscellaneous objects
• Function: furnishings
• Material: Minerals/Jade Jewelry/Jade
• Description:
  Among the jade like and beautiful stones, quartz agate, jasper, etc. are often carved skillfully because of their special and diverse textures and colors. The famous “clear flesh shaped stone” in the hospital collection is a kind of jasper mineral, whose texture is stacked layer by layer, and the craftsman can process it according to the natural characteristics. First of all, the surface is finely drilled, which not only creates the effect of pores, but also makes the texture more crisp and easy to dye. The second is to dye the upper layer into maroon, like the meat skin dipped in soy sauce. It is clear that the stone is cold and hard, but it is reminiscent of the delicious taste of “Dongpo meat”, which is tender and juicy and melts in the mouth. It can be said that it is the most tacit masterpiece between heaven and man.