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Ornament, early 17th century, China; jade; Ming 1368–1644 style. Height 3.65 cm, width 3.2 cm, depth 2.5 cm. The ornament presents a complex three-dimensional scene by a lotus pond: four cranes standing in natural poses among densely growing lotuses. The design was based on an ornament created by thirteenth-century Yuan-era craftsmen. Although Mongolian nobility had worn wide-brimmed hats with jade bosses, and Ming society moved away from that foreign headgear, jade bosses continued in use as decorative elements applied to vessels because of their material and craft value. Subjects/icons: cranes, lotuses, bosses, headgear; function: ornament; culture: Chinese; category: clothing/varia., A small carved object with an off-white, creamy color sits centered on a smooth surface that transitions from light gray in the foreground to darker gray toward the background, beneath a deep charcoal-gray backdrop; the object has an intricate, openwork design with curved, overlapping forms and rounded cutouts that create shadowed hollows, and a soft shadow falls to the right on the surface.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A27_451

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

76.9Mo (255.7Ko) / 38.0cm x 50.7cm / 4490 x 5986 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Ornament early 17th century China jade Ming 1368–1644 style Height 3.65 cm width 3.2 cm depth 2.5 cm ornament presents complex three-dimensional scene lotus pond four cranes standing natural poses densely growing lotuses design was based ornament created thirteenth-century Yuan-era craftsmen Mongolian nobility worn wide-brimmed hats jade bosses Ming society moved away foreign headgear jade bosses continued decorative elements applied vessels material craft value Subjects icons bosses headgear function ornament culture Chinese category clothing varia small carved object off-white creamy color sits centered smooth surface transitions light gray foreground darker gray background beneath deep charcoal-gray backdrop intricate openwork design curved overlapping forms rounded cutouts create shadowed hollows soft shadow falls right surface.