Period:Shang dynasty Production date:1200BC-1050BC (circa)
Materials:jade, nephrite,
Technique:ground, polished, incised,
Dimensions:Diameter: 15.50 centimetres Height: 1 centimetres (Lying flat)
Description:
Jade collared ring (‘bi’), ground,grooved, polished and incised. Inscription dated 1790 by the Qianlong Emperor (1736-1795).
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![图片[1]-bi BM-1937-0416.140-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Shang dynasty/Jades/mid_00036517_001.jpg)
![图片[2]-bi BM-1937-0416.140-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Shang dynasty/Jades/mid_00189027_001.jpg)
![图片[3]-bi BM-1937-0416.140-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Shang dynasty/Jades/mid_00499226_001.jpg)
![图片[4]-bi BM-1937-0416.140-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Shang dynasty/Jades/mid_00507215_001.jpg)
Comments:Rawson 1995:Inscriptions recur on most of the many hundreds of jades owned by the Qianlong emperor. On large vessels and carvings the inscriptions are almost as impressive as the jades themselves. Sometimes, as in this case, these inscribed jades were themselves ancient. The single jade incorporates a whole range of associations: not only is it ancient, but it has been joined to a long tradition of calligraphy through its inscriptions and seals. In addition, it manifests the emperor’s own researches on antiquity. The fact that today we can see that his identification of the piece as a cup-stand is wrong does not detract from either his inscription or the piece itself, but rather gives it new associations for us to contemplate.
Materials:jade, nephrite,
Technique:ground, polished, incised,
Dimensions:Diameter: 15.50 centimetres Height: 1 centimetres (Lying flat)
Description:
Jade collared ring (‘bi’), ground,grooved, polished and incised. Inscription dated 1790 by the Qianlong Emperor (1736-1795).
IMG
Comments:Rawson 1995:Inscriptions recur on most of the many hundreds of jades owned by the Qianlong emperor. On large vessels and carvings the inscriptions are almost as impressive as the jades themselves. Sometimes, as in this case, these inscribed jades were themselves ancient. The single jade incorporates a whole range of associations: not only is it ancient, but it has been joined to a long tradition of calligraphy through its inscriptions and seals. In addition, it manifests the emperor’s own researches on antiquity. The fact that today we can see that his identification of the piece as a cup-stand is wrong does not detract from either his inscription or the piece itself, but rather gives it new associations for us to contemplate.
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