Detail View: The AMICA Library: Jade Mountain Illustrating the Gathering of Poets at the Lan T'ing Pavilion
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AMICA ID:
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MIA_.92.103.13
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AMICA Library Year:
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1999
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Object Type:
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Sculpture
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Creator Name:
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Unknown
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Creator Nationality:
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Asian; Far East Asian; Chinese
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Creator Role:
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sculptor
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Creator Name-CRT:
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artist unknown
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Title:
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Jade Mountain Illustrating the Gathering of Poets at the Lan T'ing Pavilion
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View:
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Front
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Creation Date:
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1784
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Creation Start Date:
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1784
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Creation End Date:
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1784
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Materials and Techniques:
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jade
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Classification Term:
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mountain
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Dimensions:
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H.22-1/2 x W.38-3/8 in.
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Component Measured:
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overall
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Measurement Unit:
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in
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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Owner Location:
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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ID Number:
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92.103.13
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Credit Line:
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The John R. Van Derlip Fund and Gift of the Thomas Barlow Walker Foundation
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Inscriptions:
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Inscriptions, seals
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Rights:
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Context:
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This mountain, apparently the largest piece of historic carved jade outside of China, was commissioned in 1784 by the Ch'ien-lung emperor (1736-95) whose own poem appears carved on the backside. The front displays a longer verse, the Lan T'ing Su ("Prelude to the Orchid Pavilion"), a famous poem composed in 353 by Wang Hsi-chi, perhaps the greatest calligrapher of the Far East. The occasion for the poem is illustrated by this jade carving, a literary gathering of poets and scholars organized by Wang at Lan-t'ing, the Orchid Pavilion. Several literati can be seen writing, drinking wine, and collating texts near the Orchid Pavilion at the foot of Mt. Hui-chi. |
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Related Multimedia Description:
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Antenna Audio: Permanent Collection Tour
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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MIA_.3988c.tif
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