Treasures – Turquoise Inlaid Bronze Plaques with Beast Mask Design (Xia Dynasty)
This could be the earliest Taotie motifs used in bronze.
Tag: Jade
Treasures – Jadeite Cabbage-shaped Flower Holder (Qing Dynasty)
The one that was left behind.
Treasures – Jadeite Cabbage with Katydids (Qing Dynasty)
While everyone is infatuated with the jadeite cabbage in National Palace Museum in Taipei, there’s one in Tianjin Museum thatContinue Reading
Treasures – Jadeite Cabbage (Qing Dynasty)
Because their famous cousin was sent for a diplomatic mission to Czech Republic, they finally got a chance to be in the limelight.
Treasures – Emperor Qianlong’s Three Connected Stone Seals (Qing Dynasty)
Emperor Qianlong’s Three Connected Stone Seals 三联印 are an exquisite set of imperial seals carved from a single, rare pieceContinue Reading
Treasures – Jadeite Cabbage (Qing Dynasty)
“Jadeite Cabbage” and “Meat-shaped Stone” are often exhibited together because they are match in culinary heaven.