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Table Screen with Stand
On View In:
Gallery 210
Artist:   Artist Unknown  
Title:   Table Screen with Stand  
Date:   Qing dynasty  
Medium:   White jadeite  
Dimensions:   12 1/4 x 8 1/8 in. (31.12 x 20.64 cm)  
Credit Line:   Gift of Mr. Augustus L. Searle  
Location:   Gallery 210  

This rectangular table screen is adorned on one side with a pastoral scene that includes eight horses, a bamboo tree, and pine trees carved in relief; the branches of one of the pine trees extend onto the reverse side of the screen in a most delicate and elegant manner. A poem attributed to the Qianlong emperor is inscribed in the upper left corner of the screen, although the rhythm and composition of the poem suggest that the authenticity of the composition is dubious.


Object Description  
  
Inscriptions:   Inscription 'Beautiful jade and good horses are found only when a virtuous Emperor rules the country peacefully.  
Classification:   Jade (Do Not Use)  
Physical Description:   Table screen, white jade carved in relief on the face with the eight horses of Mu Wang in a mountain landscape with pine trees, the branches of one tree extending on to reverse side. Composition derived from a painting of Ma Yuan. A long poetic inscription and date at upper left added in reign of Ch'ien Lung.  
Creation Place:   Asia, China, , ,  
Accession #:   37.58a,b  
Owner:   The Minneapolis Institute of Arts  

 


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