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A ritualistic altar jade vessel, the Chan was reserved solely for use in the Temple Rituals. It functioned as a wine-cup used by the congregation during the Ja ritual services. The lower body of this flattened vessel is divided into four sections by notched flanges. The numerical combination of tooth-like projections shown on the body of the vase operates according to a standard Chinese formula: the two side flanges with 4 tooth-like ridges denoting the Four Stellar Influences, which rule over the Four Quadrants ( Dragon, Phoenix, Tiger, and Tortoise) or Divisions of the Constellation; the two flanges on the front and reverse sides of the vase with 5 tooth-like ridges indicating the Five Elements War, Fire, Metal, Wood, and Earth). The meanings of the tooth-like projections in the ritual emblems created in jade vary from different experts' conclusive findings. This pattern may have originated from the earlier types of jade blades or knives of early ancestral rituals featuring the emblematic dental formulas of the Four Wondrous Creatures and the animals of the duodenary Cycle of the Chinese. The two openwork chi dragons or Shên Lung motif, positioning at the two sides of the neck and looking downward, echo a more abstract 'interlaced dragon' motif on the surface of the vessel*. From the Ming to the Qing, the archaic jade vessel was not valued for its beauty, rarity, color, or elaborate carving. Despite the simplicity of the design and the ornamental quality, it was honored for its noble virtues that it represented in ancient time. * For more information on the 'interlaced dragon' bronze motifs, see Whitfield, Roderick ed. The Problem of Meaning in Early Chinese Ritual Bronzes p.50-52."},{"label":"Title","value":"White jade vase"},{"label":"Rights","value":"Materials available through GettDigital encompass a wide range of works, many of which are in the public domain. However, some items may still be protected by copyright or other intellectual property rights. Users are responsible for determining the copyright status of materials and ensuring compliance with all applicable laws when reproducing or publishing these works. Items in our GettDigital Collections are for educational use. For assistance in understanding rights, obtaining permissions, or requesting files for publication or research purposes, please contact us at <a href=\"www.gettysburg.edu/special-collections/ask-an-archivist\">www.gettysburg.edu/special-collections/ask-an-archivist</a>"},{"label":"Reference URL","value":"http://cdm16274.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p4016coll6/id/406"}],"description":"White jade vase","sequences":[{"@type":"sc:Sequence","canvases":[{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/11261c9e-00e7-465f-a74c-45cd4368dd9b/canvas/_1","@type":"sc:Canvas","label":"White jade vase","height":768,"width":510,"images":[{"@type":"oa:Annotation","motivation":"sc:painting","resource":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/11261c9e-00e7-465f-a74c-45cd4368dd9b/full/full/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","format":"image/jpeg","service":{"@context":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/context.json","@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/11261c9e-00e7-465f-a74c-45cd4368dd9b","profile":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/level2.json","tiles":[{"width":512,"scaleFactors":[1,2]}]},"height":768,"width":510},"on":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/11261c9e-00e7-465f-a74c-45cd4368dd9b/canvas/_1","metadata":[]}],"thumbnail":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/11261c9e-00e7-465f-a74c-45cd4368dd9b/full/500,500/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","height":500,"width":500}}]}],"thumbnail":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/11261c9e-00e7-465f-a74c-45cd4368dd9b/full/500,500/0/default.jpg","logo":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/logo"}