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Hampshire"},{"label":"Genre","value":["Artifacts"]},{"label":"Object Location","value":"J.11"},{"label":"Date","value":"D:00 M:00 Y:1700 - D:00 M:00 Y:1750"},{"label":"Date Original","value":"Early 18th century CE"},{"label":"Era","value":["Attributed to the Qing dynasty"]},{"label":"Measurement","value":"Height: 9.7 cm (approximate); Width of the widest part: 7.3 cm; Carved teak wood stand: 1.2 cm height"},{"label":"Medium","value":["Nephrite with an infusion of dark russet brown and pale green, opaque, not well polished","Other stones"]},{"label":"Country of Origin","value":["China"]},{"label":"Description","value":"Archaic artifacts may trick the eye of an enthusiastic art collector, but they are unlikely to trick the fingers. Handling this carving gives us a sense of instinctive recognition of the excellent workmanship and the distinctive aesthetics of the Qing period. The eighteenth century love of jade pebbles was such that many of them were left in their natural state; the shapes of the jade boulders were sometimes left unaltered.* During this era, what mattered were the specific qualities of stone in service of certain functions. The jade carver of this epoch achieved a definite individual style characterized by sweeping forms and vigorous designs. Until the eighteenth century A.D., before jadeite from Burma began to be imported, jade used in China appeared to have been exclusively nephrite. This handle for a sword is simple in form, but possesses an undoubted strength and vitality, certainly drawn from the remarkable nephrite marble texture and its unusual infusion of dark russet brown and pale green. The stone fit into the palm of the hand. It was probably left as it came to the jade carver; its surface is weak in luster. This tapering handle is carved out of a boulder with a small, flat base, but retains the natural surface of the boulder for the sides. Its ochre and sienna hues and opaque aspect are probably due to a long period of burial or an extensive exposure to a certain weathering condition. This is an example of the use of part of the natural surface of the jade boulder in a finished object. In more recent times, large pieces of \"mountain material\" are sometimes worked to resemble \"river pebble material\". The use of the stone obviously imbues the virtues and characteristics of an ideal man/warrior in an ideal state. On one side of the object, close to the top rim of the object is a circular mark of the Eight Trigrams (or Pa Kwa), one of the oldest designs known, representing the basis of ancient philosophy and divination. One the other side at the bottom is a lingzhi fungus. Five lying bats adorn the almost intact and rugged surface. The Chinese motif of five bats indicates the five blessings: long life, happiness, wealth, large posterity, and natural death. The Chinese name for bat is pien fu or fu i, very similar in sound with the Chinese character fu that means happiness.** The amalgamation of these motifs-the lingzhi, the bats, the Pa Kwa mark-conveys the theme of happiness, longevity, and immortality."},{"label":"Title","value":"Nephrite sword handle"},{"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/676"}],"description":"Nephrite sword handle","sequences":[{"@type":"sc:Sequence","canvases":[{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/817d782c-4efe-477d-bbeb-b7d28b97dda7/canvas/_1","@type":"sc:Canvas","label":"Nephrite sword handle","height":768,"width":510,"images":[{"@type":"oa:Annotation","motivation":"sc:painting","resource":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/817d782c-4efe-477d-bbeb-b7d28b97dda7/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/817d782c-4efe-477d-bbeb-b7d28b97dda7","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/817d782c-4efe-477d-bbeb-b7d28b97dda7/canvas/_1","metadata":[]}],"thumbnail":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/817d782c-4efe-477d-bbeb-b7d28b97dda7/full/500,500/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","height":500,"width":500}}]}],"thumbnail":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/817d782c-4efe-477d-bbeb-b7d28b97dda7/full/500,500/0/default.jpg","logo":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/logo"}