Set of four jade pebble paper weights Qing

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540

Title

Set of four jade pebble paper weights Qing dynasty (1644-1911) probably 18th century

Short title

Set of four jade pebble paper weights Qing

Record number

BATEA : 528

Simple name

paper weights

Classified name

stone; jade; Qing; paper weight; pebble; writing; Qianlong; scholar's studio; China; calligraphy; kaishu; poem;

Description

Description part summary

A set of four natural small jade pebbles, all with poetic inscriptions in Kaishu script and orange suffusions

Description material

jade

Description condition

good but one character illegible

Description Colour

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body	white
decoration	orange suffusions

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Description inscription

Each natural pebble has a poetic inscriptions on one side only in kaishu script written in Qianlong style which translated read as follows:-1) Chunhe Yuan ( 'Garden of peaceful Spring')2) ' The peaches of the mountain of the Immortals ( Suishan)are beautiful and everlasting; natural gems of jade have the same longevity' followed by ' recorded by Chunhe' the name of the garden being transfeerred to the owner; with seal Chunhe 3)'Unsophisticated (as a virtue) like a pebble from Khotan; embracing the moon, condensing the mist;having the longevity of the pine; with the brilliance of a new year flower' followed by the signature'written by the master of the Chunhe Yuan' with seal Chunhe; 4)' Outstanding jade , naturally produced; collected from the streams of Khotan; treasure of the waters and mountains; essence of ten thousand years of gathered beauty

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Gallery 2

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