{"@context":"http://iiif.io/api/presentation/2/context.json","@type":"sc:Manifest","@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/8502f26c-52d5-4374-a9c6-3790fdf3dab3/manifest","label":"gaa_red-jade-garment-hook_033_33","metadata":[{"label":"Identifier","value":"gaa_red-jade-garment-hook_033_33"},{"label":"Citation","value":"Object Name, Date Original (if known), GettDigital: Asian Art Collection, Special Collections / Musselman Library, Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, Access Date, Link to Item"},{"label":"Repository","value":"Special Collections and College Archives, Musselman Library, Gettysburg College"},{"label":"Inventory Number","value":"33"},{"label":"Part of","value":["Asian Art GettDigital Collection"]},{"label":"Provenance","value":"The Estate of Prof. Frank Kramer; A letter dated June 7, 1942 from Mr. Chan S. Wing (Wing Fat Company, Chinese Importers, New Jersey) to Dr. Kramer, \"$25.00 as a price does sound fabulous but when one sees that it is for red jade, then it is another question. Right? As you know there is quality in any stone be it green or red jade. This particular piece is a very good quality o the red jade, the red being red without a doubt. The carving is of its best of its time, Ch'ien Lung. Red jade can be found together with the green jade. No particular locality for red jade has been determined, so far.\" Another letter dated June 17, 1942, \"Your description of the three layer jade is most interesting, but I still claim my red jade is far superior because of the depth and evenness of the red jade buckle\" (these letters are in Box 5, file #13, Scrapbook-jade and other carved stones). Dr. Kramer replied in a letter dated June 21, 1942, \"I still think that if you would see that three layer jade piece you would agree that it is superior to the piece of red. The red buckle is a fine piece, and I would like to have it, and therefore I suppose nothing remains but for me to pay the price of it, though I feel that $20 would be enough for it. So I am enclosing my check for $22.50 herewith. I have found that buying objects of art, no matter what kind they be, in New York and in Washington, means paying more for them that anywhere else.\""},{"label":"Genre","value":["Artifacts"]},{"label":"Object Location","value":"J.2"},{"label":"Date","value":"D:00 M:00 Y:1875 - D:00 M:00 Y:1908"},{"label":"Date Original","value":"19th-20th century CE (1875-1908 CE)"},{"label":"Era","value":["Attributed to the Guangxu reign","Qing dynasty"]},{"label":"Measurement","value":"Height: 6.3 cm"},{"label":"Medium","value":["Red jade, even texture and color on the front, lighter color with some darker red markings on the reverse side, good translucency, well polished","Jade"]},{"label":"Country of Origin","value":["China"]},{"label":"Description","value":"By the Ming and the Qing periods, the predominant ornament type was the belt and belt buckle of different types, officially assigned to different ranks, as Rawson quoted it from the Ming hui yao.* However, the ordinances were disregarded on account that jade was widely available then. These personal jade objects have not come only from tombs of officials of the first rank. Jade was too valuable to bury, except that it was regarded as essential to indicate the status and rank of the person. The head of this garment hook or buckle (kou) is in the style of the Qing period with its gracefully curved shape surmounted by a peculiar dragon-head that is turned over and looking downward. The dragon designs are enthused with qualities of an emotionally inspired purpose; they are either fearsome, benevolent, or majestic. An idiosyncratic design is an exclusive attribute of the reigning Emperor to whom the impressive dragon form was assigned as a sublime symbol of his august personality. The elegantly curved tail of this garment hook (wei) is adorned with a mantis (whose usual victim was the cicada) creeping upward to meet the dragon head. It is known as a praying-mantis (t'ang-lang) as its habit is to extend its forelegs above its head, as in prayer. In China it is also called the t'ien ma (heavenly horse) and the sha ch'ung (insect killer). This kind of predacious insect is used as an important motif in Chinese decorative arts as a symbol of a courageous warrior. The back of this garment hook has a projecting stud that was either stuck like a collar-bottom into a slit of the belt or slipped under a metal ring fastened to the belt. All the elements of this intricate openwork buckle are carved out of one piece of exquisite red jade. This carving is vivid, and as the Chinese put it, \"ju shêng\" (as if alive). The auspicious animals are supposed to \"ward off evil spirits\" in a sense of talisman or \"to avoid evil thoughts\" to imply an admonition and protection to the bearer. The whole design is a recurrent motif that was frequently used as a decorative symbol during the Qing dynasty. The carving style of this period is sometimes labeled as over-decorative. The quality of workmanship is obvious in this object. There is an exquisite delicacy of execution, a softness of the incised lines, and elegance in every element of its life-like details. The surface is smooth and excellently polished with a velvety quality, and it bears no hard corners or protrusions. During this time, economic expansion led to a vogue for Chinese decorative arts. Important translucent carvings of purer types of jade were used solely for decorative purpose. Jade lost its spiritual power and became one of the material luxuries indicative of secular power and social status. They were produced in large quantities for two major art patrons: the Imperial court and the trading industry. * Rawson, p. 326"},{"label":"Title","value":"Red jade garment hook"},{"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/2103"}],"description":"Red jade garment hook","sequences":[{"@type":"sc:Sequence","canvases":[{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/8502f26c-52d5-4374-a9c6-3790fdf3dab3/canvas/_1","@type":"sc:Canvas","label":"gaa_1_2101","height":576,"width":384,"images":[{"@type":"oa:Annotation","motivation":"sc:painting","resource":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/b99d025d-6b14-4fe7-82d4-90d421972bd6/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/b99d025d-6b14-4fe7-82d4-90d421972bd6","profile":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/level2.json","tiles":[{"width":512,"scaleFactors":[1,2]}]},"height":576,"width":384},"on":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/8502f26c-52d5-4374-a9c6-3790fdf3dab3/canvas/_1","metadata":[{"label":"Identifier","value":"gaa_1_2101"},{"label":"Title","value":"Front"},{"label":"Reference URL","value":"http://cdm16274.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p4016coll6/id/2101"}]}],"thumbnail":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/b99d025d-6b14-4fe7-82d4-90d421972bd6/full/500,500/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","height":500,"width":500}},{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/8502f26c-52d5-4374-a9c6-3790fdf3dab3/canvas/_2","@type":"sc:Canvas","label":"gaa_2_2102","height":384,"width":576,"images":[{"@type":"oa:Annotation","motivation":"sc:painting","resource":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/27e88466-cdf3-4858-a887-e2a535d8957a/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/27e88466-cdf3-4858-a887-e2a535d8957a","profile":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/level2.json"},"height":384,"width":576},"on":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/8502f26c-52d5-4374-a9c6-3790fdf3dab3/canvas/_2","metadata":[{"label":"Identifier","value":"gaa_2_2102"},{"label":"Title","value":"Side"},{"label":"Reference URL","value":"http://cdm16274.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p4016coll6/id/2102"}]}],"thumbnail":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/27e88466-cdf3-4858-a887-e2a535d8957a/full/500,500/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","height":500,"width":500}}]}],"thumbnail":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/b99d025d-6b14-4fe7-82d4-90d421972bd6/full/300,300/0/default.jpg","logo":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/logo"}