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The border of the rectangular piece is called an \"open\" one."},{"label":"Part of","value":["Asian Art GettDigital Collection"]},{"label":"Provenance","value":"The Estate of Prof. Frank Kramer"},{"label":"Genre","value":["Artifacts"]},{"label":"Object Location","value":"I.4"},{"label":"Date","value":"D:00 M:00 Y:1736 - D:00 M:00 Y:1795"},{"label":"Date Original","value":"Mid-late 18th century CE (1736-1795 CE)"},{"label":"Era","value":["Attributed to the Qianlong reign","Qing dynasty"]},{"label":"Measurement","value":"height: 27.1 cm; Width: 14.0 cm"},{"label":"Medium","value":["Ivory"]},{"label":"Country of Origin","value":["China"]},{"label":"Description","value":"This carved ivory table screen seems to be produced from several pieces of ivory connected after being carved. One first notices the large size of the screen. Also, it is obvious from the re-attaching of the different parts that the object was not carved from one piece. The actual screen has a border which consists of two facing kui dragon designs (kui long) on each side of a central scene. The kui dragon design first appeared in the Xuande reign of the Ming dynasty and continued to be used during the Qing dynasty. It is usually depicted with the upper lip turning upwards like an elephant trunk. Behind its front leg, the dragon grows stylized, its body assuming the form of a scroll. This accounts for its other names: floral-styled dragon (hua shi long) or dragon-of-fragrant-grass (xiang cao long). One side of the screen depicts a bird perching on a blossom tree and surrounded by flowers, plants, and rocks. This carving reminds us of the bird and flower paintings of the Song Dynasty (960-1279 AD). On the other side two lines of a poem in running script are inscribed reading \" zu se bu shui han zhu bian, yu zhi chang ban xiao tan zhong.\" They can be translated as, \" the bamboo does not remarkably change its [green] color when the weather becomes cold. Jade-colored branches always accompany [our] talking and laughing.\" There are three colophons on this side as well which are highlighted in red. The one on the top left reads \" shan ju\" (possibly sobriquet or hao of the artist who inscribed the poem). The second one on the upper right side reads, \" yu tang qing wan\" (elegant collection of the Jade Hall). It is most likely the name of the artist's study (zhai hao). The third one on the lower right is an apocryphal seal reading \" dong qi chang yin (Seal of Dong Qichang who is a most prestigious painter, calligrapher and art critic of the Ming dynasty; 1555-1636). This carved ivory table screen bears much resemblance in style to a dated Qianlong ivory screen (p.102 plate 43, Warren E Cox Chinese Ivory Sculpture &lt; New York: Crown Publishers, 1946&gt; ). It also resembles more or less another example of an 18th century ivory screen with a scene on one side and a poetic inscription on the other (p.146 figure 162, William Watson Chinese Ivories from the Shang to the Qing &lt; London: The Society: Distributed by Sotheby Publications, c1984&gt; ). Therefore, it is highly likely that this piece was made during the Qianlong period as well."},{"label":"Title","value":"Carved ivory table screen"},{"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/721"}],"description":"Carved ivory table screen","sequences":[{"@type":"sc:Sequence","canvases":[{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/59f06249-4c99-45f7-b2d1-b3b402b85bfa/canvas/_1","@type":"sc:Canvas","label":"gaa_carved-ivory-table-screen_719","height":756,"width":470,"images":[{"@type":"oa:Annotation","motivation":"sc:painting","resource":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/30d68143-b975-4f7e-ab14-095306b8d1cc/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/30d68143-b975-4f7e-ab14-095306b8d1cc","profile":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/level2.json","tiles":[{"width":512,"scaleFactors":[1,2]}]},"height":756,"width":470},"on":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/59f06249-4c99-45f7-b2d1-b3b402b85bfa/canvas/_1","metadata":[{"label":"Identifier","value":"gaa_carved-ivory-table-screen_719"},{"label":"Title","value":"Front"},{"label":"Reference URL","value":"http://cdm16274.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p4016coll6/id/719"}]}],"thumbnail":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/30d68143-b975-4f7e-ab14-095306b8d1cc/full/500,500/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","height":500,"width":500}},{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/59f06249-4c99-45f7-b2d1-b3b402b85bfa/canvas/_2","@type":"sc:Canvas","label":"gaa_carved-ivory-table-screen_720","height":754,"width":478,"images":[{"@type":"oa:Annotation","motivation":"sc:painting","resource":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/331860e9-098e-4a7b-b5f4-d597b38836b7/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/331860e9-098e-4a7b-b5f4-d597b38836b7","profile":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/level2.json"},"height":754,"width":478},"on":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/59f06249-4c99-45f7-b2d1-b3b402b85bfa/canvas/_2","metadata":[{"label":"Identifier","value":"gaa_carved-ivory-table-screen_720"},{"label":"Title","value":"Back"},{"label":"Reference URL","value":"http://cdm16274.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p4016coll6/id/720"}]}],"thumbnail":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/331860e9-098e-4a7b-b5f4-d597b38836b7/full/500,500/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","height":500,"width":500}}]}],"thumbnail":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/30d68143-b975-4f7e-ab14-095306b8d1cc/full/300,300/0/default.jpg","logo":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/logo"}