Jade Koran stand, Mughal Empire-China Archive

Image Number: K1C002771N000000000PAE
Dynasty: Ming dynasty
Category: Jades
Function: Household appliance
Material: Minerals/Jade Jewelry/Jade
Description:
The rectangular bean green thick jade pieces are skillfully cut from both sides, and the middle section is carved into a hinge shaped shaft to become a stretchable Koran frame. Shallow embossed leaf patterns on both sides. According to textual research, the shape of the sutra shelf is derived from the architecture of the Sultanate period in the 14th and 15th centuries, and the lower half is similar to the throne of the emperor.