Caption

Ornament, Chinese, Ming 1368–1644, Ming style; jade boss ornament depicting bosses, lotuses, headgear, cranes iconography. The ornament presents a complex three-dimensional form: a scene by a lotus pond with four cranes standing in natural poses among densely growing lotuses. The scene was based on an ornament created by thirteenth-century craftsmen during the Yuan era. Mongolian nobility wore wide-brimmed hats with jade bosses on the top; in Ming society that hat style was abandoned, but jade ornaments remained in use and were applied to vessels as decorative elements due to their material and craft value. Early 17th century, China; clothing/varia. Height 3.65 cm, width 3.2 cm, depth 2.5 cm., A pale cream-colored carved object with an openwork, organic form sits on a smooth surface against a dark gray to black gradient background; the object has curved, overlapping elements resembling leaves and stems and casts a soft shadow to the right, and the surface beneath it shows subtle reflections in shades of light gray and bluish-gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A27_445

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Rights managed

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76.9Mb (279.5Kb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4490 x 5986 (300dpi)

Keywords

Ornament Chinese Ming 1368–1644 Ming style jade boss ornament depicting bosses lotuses headgear cranes iconography ornament presents complex three-dimensional form scene lotus pond four cranes standing natural poses densely growing was based ornament created thirteenth-century craftsmen Yuan era Mongolian nobility wore wide-brimmed hats jade bosses top Ming society hat style abandoned jade ornaments remained applied vessels decorative elements due material craft value Early 17th century China clothing varia Height 3.65 cm width 3.2 cm depth 2.5 cm pale cream-colored carved object openwork organic form sits smooth surface dark gray black gradient background curved overlapping elements resembling leaves stems casts soft shadow right surface beneath subtle reflections shades light gray bluish-gray.