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Although these three are equally prized by the Chinese, the deliberate choice of using chloromelanite in this particular case is notable. Besides its remarkable hardness and ferruginous qualities, its dark green, almost black color, is ideal to connote that this type of jade is imbued with the vital energy of the Yang principle that is well expressed in the vibrant carving of the dragon. During the early Ming period, the dark mottled green or Ji Yü, as opposed to pale green and rust-brown jade, was chosen for the large carvings such as altar screens. The jade carver of that period certainly took advantage of the natural color to accentuate the intricacy and strength of the dragon motif. It was during the Ming reign that the finest works of the dragon originated. Intricately adorned carvings of dragon reached the height of perfection. This fragment from a Ming Imperial household's altar screen has a strong and graceful yet bold rugged structure of dragon scales and the swirling clouds, and is obviously from the Hung-wu reign, in the early Ming period, when there was an emergence of a more definite and less composite type. The size of the carvings was on a larger scale than those from the previous periods. Objects like this altar screen were carved with high undercut relief, uniquely from this period, which witnessed the return of decorative mythological symbols created from previous times. Altar sets of characteristic Ming design formed an essential part of the Imperial household and the temples. In ancient times, the Chinese Emperors announced their succession to the throne on five tablet of jade offered up on the altar of the great nature deities of Heaven and Earth."},{"label":"Title","value":"Carving from altar 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/679"}],"description":"Carving from altar screen","sequences":[{"@type":"sc:Sequence","canvases":[{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/888a8d8b-3c5a-4904-85fa-346ca65fe5de/canvas/_1","@type":"sc:Canvas","label":"Carving from altar screen","height":576,"width":384,"images":[{"@type":"oa:Annotation","motivation":"sc:painting","resource":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/888a8d8b-3c5a-4904-85fa-346ca65fe5de/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/888a8d8b-3c5a-4904-85fa-346ca65fe5de","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/888a8d8b-3c5a-4904-85fa-346ca65fe5de/canvas/_1","metadata":[]}],"thumbnail":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/888a8d8b-3c5a-4904-85fa-346ca65fe5de/full/500,500/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","height":500,"width":500}}]}],"thumbnail":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/888a8d8b-3c5a-4904-85fa-346ca65fe5de/full/500,500/0/default.jpg","logo":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/logo"}