[Blue jade sanyang kaitai]
Blue jade sanyang kaitai, clear, 9.5 cm high, 18.2 cm long, 10.5 cm wide
The whole vessel is carved with three sheep, which are made of sapphire, and the jade color is blue and white. The sheep are one big and two small. The big sheep lies on its side, the left front leg is on the ground, the other three legs are bent up under the abdomen, and the head is turned to the left, with bamboo leaves in the mouth. The left side of the ram is paved with bamboo leaves, on which two lambs lie. One lamb stands in front, turns to the ram with its side head, and steps on the ground with its right front leg, as if to feed from the ram’s mouth, while the other lamb lies behind the ram. All three sheep have horns and knots. It is decorated with three sheep, which means “Three Yang Kai Tai”.
![图片[1]-Sapphire-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Qing dynasty/Jade ware/10107[1024].jpg)
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