Chinese jade plaque carved with a poem

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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