Jade tablets of “Records on All Complete” in imperial writing with gold-filling, Qing dynasty, Qianlong reign (1736-1795)

Jade tablets of “Records on All Complete” in imperial writing with gold-filling, Qing dynasty, Qianlong reign (1736-1795)

• Image Number: C1C000632N000000000PAC
• Dynasty: Qing dynasty
• Category: Jades
• Function: Stationery and stationery
• Material: Minerals/Jade Jewelry/Jade
• Description:
  Ten pieces of blue jade are engraved on both sides in intaglio and filled with gold. The first piece is inscribed with the title “The Complete Record of the Imperial Brush” on the front. On both sides are carved dragons, and on the lower side are carved longevity mountains and the sea of blessings. On the back side of the tenth piece is carved longevity mountains and the upper side is carved a cloud rising dragon. The front and back of the middle piece of jade is the full text of the Complete Record of the Imperial Brush written by Emperor Gaozong in the 57th year of Qianlong (1792) of the Qing Dynasty. It is carved in regular script and has many sharp strokes. The content tells that in the Qianlong Dynasty, he had twice pacified Junggar, had to go back to the ministry, twice swept Jinchuan, pacified Taiwan, visited Myanmar and Annan, and twice received ten military exploits from Gurkha. The Emperor Gaozong of the Qing Dynasty called himself “the perfect old man”. The article mentions the beginning and end of the second time he accepted Gurkha’s surrender, and compared with Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty. Later on, he was further vigilant that the succeeding monarchs should not lightly practice literature and practice martial arts, so as to abandon their inherent virtues and cannot defend the country. The whole set of jade tablets are engraved with numbers from one to ten on the side, and collected in a wooden box