This pair of figures (with 2015.500.1.12) depicts two young attendants holding large serving bowls. Their unusually large earlobes, quiet expressions with subtle smiles, and long robes with broad sleeves all suggest that they are from the land of the immortals. The substantial size and refined craftsmanship of these sculptures are hallmarks of the imperial workshop, which boasted an ample supply of precious jade material and the most talented carving masters.
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清乾隆 碧玉仙人
Title:Immortal
Period:Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong period (1736–95)
Date:18th century
Culture:China
Medium:Jade (nephrite)
Dimensions:H. 11 15/16 in. (30.4 cm); W. 6 1/8 in. (15.5 cm); D. 4 3/4 in. (12 cm)
Classification:Jade
Credit Line:Gift of Heber R. Bishop, 1902
Object Number:02.18.411
Heber R. Bishop American, New York (until 1902; donated to MMA)
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "The Bishop Jades," March 30, 2004–February 12, 2006.
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "The "Hundred Antiques"," February 18–October 31, 2006.
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Extravagant Display: Chinese Art in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries," December 14, 2010–May 1, 2011.
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "A Passion for Jade: The Heber Bishop Collection," March 14, 2015–June 19, 2016.
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "A Passion for Jade: Heber Bishop and His Collection," October 21, 2017–July 22, 2018.
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Masters and Masterpieces: Chinese Art from the Florence and Herbert Irving Collection," January 30, 2021–June 5, 2022.
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "A Passion for Jade: The Heber Bishop Collection," July 2, 2022–February 17, 2025.
Bishop, Heber R. The Heber R. Bishop Collection of Jade and other Hard Stones. Handbook no. 10. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1909, p. 40.
Sun, Zhixin Jason. "A Story of Passion: Heber Bishop and His Collection of Jades." Arts of Asia 46, no. 2 (March-April 2016). pp. 90–97, fig. 20.
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