Scepter (Gui) with Miscellaneous Poems by Tao Qian (AD 365-427), 1122, Cleveland Museum of Art: Chin
Scepter (Gui) with Miscellaneous Poems by Tao Qian (AD 365-427), 1122, Cleveland Museum of Art: Chinese ArtThis piece derives its shape from the ancient jade scepter known as gui. On both sides of the jade surfaces are the inscribed texts “Miscellaneous Five-Character Poems by the Jin Poet Tao Qian” engraved in minuscule characters, with a reference indicating that the piece was made by the jade workshop of the Xiuneisi Office in 1122 of the Xuanhe reign. This Northern Song attribution is, nevertheless, questionable.Size: Overall: 2.8 x 0.3 cm (1 1/8 x 1/8 in.)Medium: translucent white jadehttps://clevelandart.org/art/1960.278 -- source link
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