Heaven Bestowed Rare Jades

Workshop of Jian Guzhai Chinese

late 19th–early 20th century

Not on view

This ink tablet is from a sixty-four-tablet set (30.76.216–.279) commissioned by the Jiaqing emperor from the Studio for Appreciating the Antique (Jiangu Zhai) manufactory of the Wang Jinsheng family in Huizhou, Anhui Province. Each ink tablet commemorates a hall or pavilion in one of the imperial gardens. Each site’s name is written in gilt characters on one side; a view of the site is presented on the other. Such inks were purely decorative and not intended for use.

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Title: Heaven Bestowed Rare Jades
Artist: Workshop of Jian Guzhai (Chinese,)
Period: late Qing dynasty (1644–1911) or early Republic period (1912–49)
Date: late 19th–early 20th century
Culture: China
Medium: Ink
Dimensions: H. 4 in. (10.2 cm); W. 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm); Th. 7/16 in. (1.1 cm)
Classification: Ink
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1930
Object Number: 30.76.251
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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