Mount Tai ：​The reign of Emperor Qianlong in Qing Dynasty

The reign of Emperor Qianlong in Qing Dynasty

The jade was bestowed by empress dowager in 36th year of reign of Qianlong which is 92.5cm long and 29.5cm wide composed of two parts. The upper part embossed three circles connected by curve separately representing sun, moon and stars and sea water and cliff on the lower part. Another part has intaglio of “Qian Long Nian Zhi” meaning produced in reign of Qianlong emperor. The jade is in cyan.

“Wen Liang Yu Gui” – A Jade Tablet for ritual services

The reign of Emperor Qianlong in Qing Dynasty

wo lions carved from agalloch eaglewood are of 37.5cm high and 36.5cm long, which were bestowed by Emperor Qianlong in 27th year of his reign. The lions’ forelegs keep upright sitting on their buttocks and the tails cocked. The lumps on the surface are similar to the curled fur. Their eyes open wide and shine vigorously and the mouth opens slightly to reveal the soigné teeth and the stretched tongue.

The reign of Emperor Qianlong in Qing Dynasty

The vase is 22.5cm high with caliber of 3.1cm and bottom diameter of 6.3cm. It was conferred to Dai Temple by Emperor Qianlong of Qing Dynasty in 52nd of his reign. Its cover is hemicycle with a knob like mushroom and adorned with picture of 3 pieces of cyan clouds. There are 3 blossoms of lotus twined together in twigs, 9 blossoms of plum in corset, and 4 blossoms of lotus in below surface and inscribed “made in Jiajing Year” on the bottom. The cyan pigment is typical turn cyan color and the porcelain is exquisite porcelain of Guan ware of Jiajing.

Yellow Glaze Calabash Vase with Green Flowers