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Description: | Large green nephrite jade water bowl with carved wooden stand, symbolising dragons emerging from the waves. The water bowl is carved from a single piece of jade. It is carved in high relief with two five-clawed dragons amid clouds, chasing a sacred flaming pearl. The heads of both dragons extend onto the rim of the bowl. There is a four-character Qianlong seal mark inscribed on the base and an imperial poem inscribed inside the bowl dated to the Spring of 1769. The poem reads: "A jade bred from a block of stone, As if polished by superb craftsmanship; Inside it may store up the dew of a thousand years With pungent fragrance of early spring; And with such unpredictable veining Like clouds to be believed as carrying divine spirits. It was Zhang Li who wrote Miscellaneous Theories With profound ideas giving us much food for thought." The hardwood stand is carved in high relief with a swirling wave pattern, with small sea creatures carved amongst the waves around the base. The stand rests on four curved feet and has two feet missing. | Subjects: | receptacle/vessel basin basin | Source: | Vads | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=343... | Go to resource |
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