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The flower is small, delicate, creamy white and has a very sweet fragrance. It is often used by artists to symbolize beauty and grace. The shape of the flower is graceful with its full form, vigorous symmetrical design, the simplicity of the carving style, and the remarkably aged look of the jade. Its petals have thin down-turned edges, elegantly carved to give some sense of realism. The reverse side has a few fine striations that beautifully accentuate the petals and give the flower a sense of the life-like. Fruits and flowers have always been dominant elements in Chinese art. Flower-shaped ornaments and vessels were carved in large numbers, especially from the Tang to the Qing dynasty. Yet, it is rare to see a life-size representation of an actual flower. There is a hole at the end tip of the flower. This ornament was probably used to attach to a girdle or long sash of a lady's dress, encircling the waist. The fact that the collector's and dealer's statement attributed this flower carving to the Han period needs to be reconsidered. So far, there is very little evidence of this type of carving dating to the Han period. Small ornaments and utensils have been found in tombs from the end of the Tang period. Possessions most dear to the tomb occupant were often buried with him or her. Based on the above stylistic analysis, this flower carving may belong to the Sui and Tang epochs when excellent artifacts were probably influenced by contact with Buddhist monks who had either come from or made journeys to India and Turkestan. This enabled the jade carvers to achieve such individual style and a remarkable quality of expressing the motion of life."},{"label":"Title","value":"Girdle ornament"},{"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/486"}],"description":"Girdle ornament","sequences":[{"@type":"sc:Sequence","canvases":[{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/e3321f83-0c97-4924-8a6e-cd72d2278b76/canvas/_1","@type":"sc:Canvas","label":"Girdle ornament","height":510,"width":768,"images":[{"@type":"oa:Annotation","motivation":"sc:painting","resource":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/e3321f83-0c97-4924-8a6e-cd72d2278b76/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/e3321f83-0c97-4924-8a6e-cd72d2278b76","profile":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/level2.json","tiles":[{"width":512,"scaleFactors":[1,2]}]},"height":510,"width":768},"on":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/e3321f83-0c97-4924-8a6e-cd72d2278b76/canvas/_1","metadata":[]}],"thumbnail":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/e3321f83-0c97-4924-8a6e-cd72d2278b76/full/500,500/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","height":500,"width":500}}]}],"thumbnail":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/e3321f83-0c97-4924-8a6e-cd72d2278b76/full/500,500/0/default.jpg","logo":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/logo"}