Scepter (Gui) with Miscellaneous Poems by Tao Qian (365–427 CE)

1122 or later Overall: 2.8 x 0.3 cm (1 1/8 x 1/8 in.) Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/1960.278

This piece derives its shape from the ancient jade scepter known as gui. On both sides of the jade surfaces are the inscribed texts "Miscellaneous Five-Character Poems by the Jin Poet Tao Qian" engraved in minuscule characters, with a reference indicating that the piece was ma...

Artifact

id
id
136411
contentType
contentType
object
citation
citation
rights
rights
CC0
rightsUri
rightsUri
CC0
language
language
en
wikidata
wikidata
[
    "Q80030331"
]
source
source
import
accession
accession
1960.278
Source image fields (4)
thumbnailUrl https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1960.278/1960.278_web.jpg
largeImageUrl https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1960.278/1960.278_web.jpg
iiifBase https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1960.278/1960.278_web.jpg
imageCount 1