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Plaque: O.97-1946

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Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Production: Zigang, Lu

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Description

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 is 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

Notes

History note: Presented by Sir Percival David, September 1931

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Oscar Raphael 1941, received 1946

Measurements and weight

Length: 5.6 cm
Width: 3.6 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1946) by Raphael, Oscar C.

Dating

1600 - 1700

Materials used in production

Nephrite

Techniques used in production

Bas-relief

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Identification numbers

Accession number: O.97-1946
Primary reference Number: 167901
Oscar Raphael: 158
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 24 August 2018 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

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Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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