Waterpot with Ram's Head Spout
https://clevelandart.org/art/1964.238
Pure white jade like this, known to the Chinese as "mutton-fat" jade, is particularly prized. The white color has been the preferred shade of jade throughout the ages. The radiance and purity are linked metaphorically to the virtues of the ideal Confucian scholar. The transluc...
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Terms
Culture
China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Technique
white jade
Medium
white jade
Genre
Jade
Department
Chinese Art
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