Mountain Scene

COLLECTION NAME:

The AMICA Library

mediaCollectionId

AMICO~1~1

The AMICA Library

Collection

true

AMICA ID:

MIA_.92.103.15

amicoid

MIA_.92.103.15

AMICA ID

false

AMICA Library Year:

2001

aly

2001

AMICA Library Year

false

Object Type:

Sculpture

oty

Sculpture

Object Type

false

Creator Name:

artist unknown

crn

artist unknown

Creator Name

false

Creator Nationality:

Asian; Far East Asian; Chinese

crc

Asian; Far East Asian; Chinese

Creator Nationality

false

Creator Name-CRT:

artist unknown

crt

artist unknown

Creator Name-CRT

false

Title:

Mountain Scene

otn

Mountain Scene

Title

false

View:

Front

rid

Front

View

false

Creation Date:

17th century - 18th century

oct

17th century - 18th century

Creation Date

false

Creation Start Date:

1600

ocs

1600

Creation Start Date

false

Creation End Date:

1799

oce

1799

Creation End Date

false

Materials and Techniques:

nephrite

omd

nephrite

Materials and Techniques

false

Dimensions:

H.8-1/4 in.

met

H.8-1/4 in.

Dimensions

false

Component Measured:

Height only

mcm

Height only

Component Measured

false

Measurement Unit:

in

mdu

in

Measurement Unit

false

AMICA Contributor:

The Minneapolis Institute of Arts

oon

The Minneapolis Institute of Arts

AMICA Contributor

false

Owner Location:

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

oop

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Owner Location

false

ID Number:

92.103.15

ooa

92.103.15

ID Number

false

Credit Line:

The John R. Van Derlip Fund and Gift of the Thomas Barlow Walker Foundation

ooc

The John R. Van Derlip Fund and Gift of the Thomas Barlow Walker Foundation

Credit Line

false

Rights:

http://www.artsmia.org/restrictions.html

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<a href="http://www.artsmia.org/restrictions.html"target="_new">http://www.artsmia.org/restrictions.html</a>

Rights

false

Context:

In this mountain scene, an official riding a donkey is followed by his attendant who carries an umbrella; they cross a rustic bridge over a waterfall. Above them a similar group in smaller scale, as if in the far distance, crosses another bridge. This type of jade mountain had its beginnings in the late Ming period. The setting, with its figures, trees, bridges and animals, represents a translation of the orthodox landscape painting tradition into jade sculpture. Numerous depictions similar to this one of scholars traveling in or contemplating mountain scenery can be found in paintings of the period. The theme of humankind's harmony with nature was favored by the Taoists and the literati.

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<P>In this mountain scene, an official riding a donkey is followed by his attendant who carries an umbrella; they cross a rustic bridge over a waterfall. Above them a similar group in smaller scale, as if in the far distance, crosses another bridge. This type of jade mountain had its beginnings in the late Ming period. The setting, with its figures, trees, bridges and animals, represents a translation of the orthodox landscape painting tradition into jade sculpture. Numerous depictions similar to this one of scholars traveling in or contemplating mountain scenery can be found in paintings of the period. The theme of humankind's harmony with nature was favored by the Taoists and the literati.</P>

Context

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