Friday, April 3, 2015
Jade is a kind of stone "green jewel" of which consists of many elements of minerals that have been discovered and used by the east for thousands of years ago.
Metropolitan Museum of Art released a collection of 400,000 high-resolution digital images that terdirii extraordinary collection here. This includes more than 2,000 jade sculpture. The pictures below are 10 of them.
Metropolitan Museum of Art released a collection of 400,000 high-resolution digital images that terdirii extraordinary collection here. This includes more than 2,000 jade sculpture. The pictures below are 10 of them.
1. Works Art of Jade Boulder with Daoist Paradise
Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Date: 18th century
Culture: China
Medium: Jade (nephrite)
Dimensions: H. 10 9/16 in. (26.8 cm); W. 17 15/16 in. (45.6 cm); D. 5 5/16 in. (13.5 cm)
Classification: Jade
Credit Line: Gift of Heber R. Bishop, 1902
2. Works Art of Jade Vase in the Shape of a Bird
Date: 18th–19th century
Culture: China
Medium: Jade (nephrite)
Dimensions: H. 5 5/16 in. (13.5 cm); W. 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm); D. 2 11/16 in. (6.9 cm)
Classification: Jade
Credit Line: Gift of Heber R. Bishop, 1902
3. Works Art of Jade Belt buckle with feline dragons
Date: 18th–19th century
Culture: China
Medium: Jade (jadeite)
Dimensions: W. 7/8 in. (2.2 cm); D. 1 5/16 in. (3.3 cm); L.. 4 in. (10.2 cm)
Classification: Jade
Credit Line: Gift of Heber R. Bishop, 1902
4. Works Art of Jade Peach-shaped Cup with Saucer
Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Date: 19th century
Culture: China
Medium: Jade (jadeite)
Dimensions: Overall (cup and saucer): H. 2 in. (5.1 cm); W. 5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm); Diam. (cup) 3 3/6 in. (9.8 cm)
Classification: Jade
Credit Line: Gift of Heber R. Bishop, 1902
5. Table Screen with Landscape Scene
Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Date: 18th–19th century
Culture: China
Medium: Jade (nephrite)
Dimensions: H. 8 3/8 in. (21.2 cm); W. 5 1/16 in. (12.8 cm); D. 1 1/4 in. (3.1 cm)
Classification: Jade
Credit Line: Gift of Heber R. Bishop, 1902
6. Works Art of Jade Horse Carrying Books
Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Date: 18th–19th century
Culture: China
Medium: Jade (nephrite)
Dimensions: H. 4 9/16 in. (11.6 cm); W. 4 1/8 in. (10.4 cm); D. 2 1/16 in. (5.3 cm)
Classification: Jade
Credit Line: Gift of Heber R. Bishop, 1902
7. Works Art of Jade Seal Casket with Cover
Date: 18th century
Culture: China
Medium: Jade (nephrite)
Dimensions: H. 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm); W. 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm); D. 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm)
Classification: Jade
Credit Line: Gift of Heber R. Bishop, 1902
8. Works Art of Jade Covered Vase
Culture: China
Medium: Jade
Dimensions: H. 7 11/16 in. (19.5 cm)
Classification: Jade
Credit Line: Bequest of Mary Stillman Harkness, 1950
9. Incense Burner with Ring Handles
Date: 18th–19th century
Culture: China
Medium: Jade (nephrite)
Dimensions: H. 5 9/16 in. (14.1 cm); W. 8 5/8 in. (21.9 cm); D. 6 5/16 in. (16 cm)
Classification: Jade
Credit Line: Gift of Heber R. Bishop, 1902
10. Table Screen with Tree Peonies
Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Date: 18th century
Culture: China
Medium: Jade (nephrite); rosewood stand
Dimensions: Diam. 11 9/16 in. (29.4 cm); Th. 5/8 in. (1.6 cm)
Classification: Jade
Credit Line: Gift of Heber R. Bishop, 1902