Cleveland Museum of Art
Scepter (Gui) with Miscellaneous Poems by Tao Qian (365–427 CE)
- Date
- 1122 or later
- Medium
- translucent white jade
- Culture
- China, Possibly Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Qianlong period (1736-1795)
- Department
- Chinese Art
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
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 made by the jade workshop of the Xiuneisi Office in 1122 of the Xuanhe reign. This Northern Song attribution is, nevertheless, questionable.
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