Scepter (Gui) with Miscellaneous Poems by Tao Qian (365–427 CE)
1122–1795
- Medium
- translucent white jade
- Dimensions
- Overall: 2.8 x 0.3 cm (1 1/8 x 1/8 in.)
- Genre
- jade
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Styles
Tags
China, Possibly Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Qianlong period (1736-1795)
About
This piece derives its shape from the ancient jade scepter known as gui. On both sides of the jade surfaces are the inscribed texts "Miscellaneous Five-Character Poems by the Jin Poet Tao Qian" engraved in minuscule characters, with a reference indicating that the piece was made by the jade workshop of the Xiuneisi Office in 1122 of the Xuanhe reign. This Northern Song attribution is, nevertheless, questionable.