Medium:

Jade, gold pigment

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 0.3 x 9 x 9 cm (1/8 x 3 9/16 x 3 9/16 in)

Type:

Book

Origin:

China

Date:

18th-early 19th century

Period:

Qing dynasty

Label:

Jade books were produced by the imperial palace in the Qing dynasty to record important imperial edicts and transcribe sutras or classical texts. This jade book records the Canon of Yao, a text about the sage-emperor Yao's transference of his throne to an appropriate successor (the text was included in the ancient classic of the Shangshu).

Collection:

National Museum of Asian Art Collection

Topic:

jade  Search this

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Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)  Search this

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Credit Line:

Transfer from the National Museum of Natural History, Department of Minerology, Smithsonian Institution

Accession Number:

S1992.77.2

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

Related Online Resources:

Google Cultural Institute

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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection

Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye37dd95fd7-8f96-407e-86e5-a6b4812096f1

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_S1992.77.2