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Mr. Chao explained that it was the havit of the ancient Chinese scholar not to express his opinion in public, but to compose a poem to express his idea. The poet considered himself a great scholar. Mr. Chao also added that the poet was a wealthy person and needed not request the title of Duke, if he could have the \"Lung Ssu\" mat as his friend. Mr. Chao translated the poem on the vase as following, \"The tip of his brilliantly colored brush will reach to the clouds and fog; the style of his glorious literature will shoot to the Stars of Tou and Niu (stars of heaven). If I have the \"Lung Ssu,\" it is worthwhile as a friendship (Note: Lung Ssu is the name of a grass which means 'the dragon's beard' and is produced in the northern and southern parts of China. It is raised in a swampy place and bears a narrow, round long stalk about two or three feet high. The lower part of the grass has small scales. In the summer time it has small green flowers, each is very hearty. The stalk looks like a lamp wick, but it is short and delicate. Old people made a mat of this grass which was called dragon's beard'-Lung Ssu), therefore Chi Mo need not request for the title of Duke. (Note: Chi Mo is the name of a district, also a family name. During the Chou dynasty there was a high official whose name was Chi Mo. He had the privilege to enjoy his life in that district, so his descendants adopted this as the family name, because he received his royalties there. The last line bears four Chinese characters 'Ch'ien Lung Nien Chih,' which means 'made during the reigning years of the Emperor Ch'ien Lung.\""},{"label":"Genre","value":["Artifacts"]},{"label":"Object Location","value":"J.12"},{"label":"Date","value":"D:00 M:00 Y:1900 - D:00 M:00 Y:2000"},{"label":"Date Original","value":"20th century CE"},{"label":"Era","value":["Qing dynasty"]},{"label":"Measurement","value":"Height: 13.2 cm; Diameter at mouth 3.7 cm; Original black wood stand"},{"label":"Medium","value":["Chalcedony, light grayish white, excellent translucency, highly polished","Other stones"]},{"label":"Country of Origin","value":["China"]},{"label":"Description","value":"This vase is fashioned in the form of the ancient Lung, one of the various ritual vessels used on the altar as a water container during the Quong service. The handles are formed with loose rings suspended by a dragon's mouth on each side of the incurvate neck. It has a slightly oval cross-section. The sides gently slope downward so that the foot is smaller than the main body which gives the vase a very tall and elegant impression. Its smooth and highly polished surface bears an ancient poem written in the Seal Script calligraphic style (zhuàn shu). It was translated by Mr. Chao Ming-Chen, the antique dealer, as following, \"The tip of his brilliantly colored brush will reach to the clouds and fog; the style of his glorious literature will shoot to the Stars of Tou and Niu (stars of heaven). If I have the \" 'Lung Ssu,' it is worthwhile as a friendship.\" Although very rare, there was a new development of rendering ancient bronze form vessels in jade which started during the Yung-chêng period (of the Qing dynasty), and was purely for decorative purpose. A few ritual vessels were carved at this time in the finest nephrite and were sparsely decorated. Considering its size and the material used, this vase is probably from the late Qing, and served as a household decoration."},{"label":"Title","value":"Vase with ancient Chinese poem in seal script calligraphic style"},{"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/972"}],"description":"Vase with ancient Chinese poem in seal script calligraphic style","sequences":[{"@type":"sc:Sequence","canvases":[{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/e792d4c9-7433-4019-94bf-82da33a4ffe6/canvas/_1","@type":"sc:Canvas","label":"Vase with ancient Chinese poem in seal script calligraphic style","height":768,"width":510,"images":[{"@type":"oa:Annotation","motivation":"sc:painting","resource":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/e792d4c9-7433-4019-94bf-82da33a4ffe6/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/e792d4c9-7433-4019-94bf-82da33a4ffe6","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/e792d4c9-7433-4019-94bf-82da33a4ffe6/canvas/_1","metadata":[]}],"thumbnail":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/e792d4c9-7433-4019-94bf-82da33a4ffe6/full/500,500/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","height":500,"width":500}}]}],"thumbnail":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/e792d4c9-7433-4019-94bf-82da33a4ffe6/full/500,500/0/default.jpg","logo":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/logo"}