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Jade lions, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period, Calouste Gulbenkian Museum, Lisbon, Portugal. The Qing dynasty was the final dynasty to gain political power within China, beginning in 1644 until 1911. Emperor Shengzu, who was also known as the Kangxi Emperor, ruled between c. 1662 until 1722. During the reign of the Kangxi Emperor, a distinctive pairs ...
This piece was made in 1790 during the Qing dynasty, which reigned from 1644 to 1912 and was the final imperial dynasty. [1] It was made under the fifth emperor of the dynasty, Qianlong, [2] who commissioned this sculpture, which “remains the largest jade carving outside of China”. [1]
Qing handicrafts. A red box carved with a crane motif. Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong period (1736–95). Handicrafts (手工业 shougongye) produced during the Qing dynasty (1644–1911) were objects designed and hand-made by craftsmen. They were heavily ornate, incorporating Tibetan, Middle Eastern, Indian, and European techniques.
Some jade pendants also combined jades in the shape of dragons, phoenixes, humans, human-dragons, and animals, etc. [20] [21] [22] In the Qing dynasty, it was popular for women to wear green, translucent jade jewelries; pendants which were carved in the shape of a curving dragon was popular. [23]
Yupei ( Chinese: 玉佩; pinyin: Yùpèi) is a generic term for jade pendants. [1] Yupei were popular even before Confucius was born. [2] : 18 Jade culture is an important component of Chinese culture, [1] reflecting both the material and spiritual culture. [3] : 18 Jade is deeply ingrained in Chinese culture and played a role in every aspect ...
Qing dynasty, Jingdezhen ware. A brush pot ( traditional Chinese: 筆筒; simplified Chinese: 笔筒; pinyin: bǐtǒng) is a container for holding the brushes used by scribes for Chinese calligraphy. [1] These are typically carved from bamboo or jade with ornate motifs symbolising concepts such as longevity. Antique examples are now valued highly.
A bi is a flat jade disc with a circular hole in the centre. Neolithic bi are undecorated, while those of later periods of China, like the Zhou dynasty, bear increasingly ornate surface carving (particularly in a hexagonal pattern) whose motifs represented deities associated with the sky (four directions) as well as standing for qualities and powers the wearer wanted to invoke or embody.
Qing dynasty wood and jade three-inlay ruyi. Chinese classic texts from the Former Han dynasty (206 BC – 24 AD) contain the earliest usages of the word ruyi.For example, the Shiji history uses it both literally for "as desired" and for the given name of Liu Ruyi (Chinese: 劉如意; pinyin: Liú rúyì) (d. 195 BC), who was the son of Emperor Gaozu of Han and Concubine Qi.