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Chinese jade plaque carved with a poem

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An image of White jade carved in low relief and defined by a relief frame that imitates the wooden frames seen in furniture and architecture. On one side a man holding a long stick who can be identified as the famous poet Tao Yuanming (365 - 427), by the poem on the reverse. On the reverse a poem with the signature of the famous Ming jade carver, Lu Zigang. Nephrite, length, 5.6 cm, width, 3.6 cm, 1600-1700. Chinese.

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White jade carved in low relief and defined by a relief frame that imitates the wooden frames seen in furniture and architecture. On one side a man holding a long stick who can be identified as the famous poet Tao Yuanming (365 - 427), by the poem on the reverse. On the reverse a poem with the signature of the famous Ming jade carver, Lu Zigang. Nephrite, length, 5.6 cm, width, 3.6 cm, 1600-1700. Chinese.

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  • Accession Number: O.97-1946
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Aperture: f/22.0
  • Focal length: 100
  • Camera: Canon EOS 5D
  • Photographer name: Michael Jones
  • Image height: 843 pixels
  • Image width: 635 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
  • Filesize: 246.17kB
  • Exposure time: 1/125
  • ISO Speed: 200
  • Fnumber: 22/1
  • Captured: 2007:11:15 17:36:40

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17th Century AD carved characters Chinese Fitz_AA jade language nephrite plaque poem poetry poets relief texts verses writing

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