Sujet

Jade mandarin ducks with lotus, Qing dynasty, China, probably 18th century. Artist: Unknown

Légende

Jade mandarin ducks with lotus, Qing dynasty, China, probably 18th century. A pale celadon-green pebble carved in the shape of two mandarin ducks positioned head to tail each holding a lotus spray. In places the orange outer skin of the pebble is showing. The entire group is shown sitting on a lotus leaf. The bird's crests and tails have fine incision. The bodies and heads are somewhat compromised from nature to accomodate the designs within the confines of the pebble. A pair of Mandarin ducks symbolises marital fidelity in Chinese art.
Bath (England), The Museum of East Asian Art

Date

1700

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images

Notre référence

HRM19B73_037

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

18,0Mo (470,4Ko) / 24,0cm x 18,8cm / 2836 x 2218 (300dpi)

Mots clés

nature personnes gens symbolique amour couples paire fleur fleurs usine arts oiseau oiseaux découpage pays mariage symbole La Chine art Chinois couleur couleur canard canards découpé endroit siècle objet façonné dynastie concept lotus tourtereaux objet façonné dynastie qing fidélité métaphore Canard De Mandarine 18e siècle Dix-huitie siècle Museum of East Asian Art object Unknown jade jade object