Caption

Ornament, Chinese, Ming 1368–1644, early 17th century, jade bosses, lotuses, cranes iconography, headgear ornament. The ornament presents a complex three-dimensional scene of a lotus pond: 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 top; although Ming society moved away from that foreign headgear style, jade ornaments remained in use and were applied to vessels as decorative elements for their material and craft value. Materials/type: clothing, varia. Dimensions: height 3.65 cm, width 3.2 cm, depth 2.5 cm., A small translucent pale ivory carving sits centered on a smooth reflective surface against a dark gray to black gradient background; the carving has an openwork, organic form with a group of leaf-like and arching shapes layered together, showing subtle variations of cream and off-white tones and casting a soft shadow on the surface.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A27_450

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76.9Mb (267.9Kb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4490 x 5986 (300dpi)

Keywords

Ornament Chinese Ming 1368–1644 early 17th century jade bosses lotuses cranes iconography headgear ornament ornament presents complex three-dimensional scene lotus pond four cranes standing natural poses densely growing scene was based ornament created thirteenth-century craftsmen Yuan era Mongolian nobility wore wide-brimmed hats top Ming society moved away foreign headgear style jade ornaments remained applied vessels decorative elements material craft value Materials type clothing varia Dimensions height 3.65 cm width 3.2 cm depth 2.5 cm small translucent pale ivory carving sits centered smooth reflective surface dark gray black gradient background openwork organic form group leaf- arching shapes layered together showing subtle variations cream off-white tones casting soft shadow surface.