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In this pendant, the jade carver skillfully carves the black color suffusion* to represent a cypress tree growing from a cliff above a mountain stream. This frames the central figure of an old scholar who is standing on a boat on a river with the cliff in front. This was a very common motif in Chinese art, and especially in painting. The old scholar is usually portrayed as Su Tung-po, a famous poet of the Song dynasty (c. 960-1279 A.D.) whose satiric verses and opposition to official policies frequently lost him his official status and resulted in imprisonment and exile. His poetry was inspired by Taoism and Buddhism, which leads to the literati's ideal of escapism during the Sung reign. A free and spirited personality, his poetry was full of insight and energy. However, having barely escaped with his life and being banished to the harsh region of Southern China, he began to reflect on the beauty of nature and the meaning of life. In exile, he enjoyed the simple pleasures of nature, taking joy in what life had to offer, paying visits to his nearby hermit friends, and being blessed to shed all unworthy materials. The reverse side of the pendant is decorated with a vigorous pine, a strong trunk of bamboo, and the lingzhi at the bottom. Like the cypress, the pine is regarded as an emblem of strength and longevity because it is evergreen. These trees are also emblems of immortality. The theme of spirited old age is echoed on both sides of the pendant. Rectangular or oval shapes were commonly used in decorative plaques and pendants in the late Ming and the Qing periods. There are no hard corners and protrusion on this pendant. The quality of workmanship, the delicacy of execution, and the softness of the low-relief incised lines certify that this is indeed a pendant belong to the late Qing period. * This black suffusion (or sometimes called \"impurity\") can lessen the quality of the mineral and diminish the aesthetic appearance of the object. In this case, the carver turns the dark stained area to a beautiful frame. Under a skilled jade carver's hands, this \"impurity\" nicely suggests a sense of perspective or depth to this two-dimensional composition."},{"label":"Title","value":"Rectangular pendant on silk cord necklace"},{"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/544"}],"description":"Rectangular pendant on silk cord necklace","sequences":[{"@type":"sc:Sequence","canvases":[{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/f11a5161-6027-40cd-b572-7d60a009be0f/canvas/_1","@type":"sc:Canvas","label":"Rectangular pendant on silk cord necklace","height":510,"width":768,"images":[{"@type":"oa:Annotation","motivation":"sc:painting","resource":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/f11a5161-6027-40cd-b572-7d60a009be0f/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/f11a5161-6027-40cd-b572-7d60a009be0f","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/f11a5161-6027-40cd-b572-7d60a009be0f/canvas/_1","metadata":[]}],"thumbnail":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/f11a5161-6027-40cd-b572-7d60a009be0f/full/500,500/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","height":500,"width":500}}]}],"thumbnail":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/f11a5161-6027-40cd-b572-7d60a009be0f/full/500,500/0/default.jpg","logo":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/logo"}