Boulder with Landscape and Imperial Inscription
Maker
China
Date18th Century
Made/manufacturedChina
MediumJade
Dimensions4 11/16 x 4 1/2 x 2 in. (11.9 x 11.4 x 5.1 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineBequest of Dr. David A. Cofrin
Object number2009.48.228
On View
On viewCollections
A Picture of Bumper Harvest made by the emperor:
Mountains and flowers are there
Just to prophet the good harvest of the year.
Villages after villages are busy with getting in the crops,
So are each of the households.
People live close to each other,
With their chickens and dogs bumping into one another.
Villagers gather to talk farming affairs,
Much of the traditions and way of life is retained.
The reverse side is rendered with a farm house and fields, all enclosed with a fence running into the distance behind layered rock work and gnarled pine trees. In our opinion, this boulder is a classical example of eighteenth century workmanship in terms of material and subject matter. (Bernstein appraisal)
