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Title folio from a jade book of ‘Fifty imperial essays on “New verses on traditional models” (Xin yuefu) of Bai Juyi’ (Yuchi yong Bai Juyi xin yuefu cheng wushi zhang bing xiao qi ti shi), written in Chinese, engraved and gilded on nephrite jade; made in China, probably in the 18th century.
A single folio of light grey nephrite jade engraved and gilded, (recto) title in a panel flanked by imperial dragons and (verso) the beginning of the text. There is no means of inferring the number of folios which completed the book. The 'New verses on traditional models' cited in the title consist of fifty poems from the earlier years of the poet Bai Juyi (772-846), published in 824 as part of a collection entitled 'Changqing ji'. These poems were derived from earlier Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD) 'yuefu', a form of Chinese poetry which was in turn influenced by folk-ballads.
Title folio from Fifty imperial essays on 'New verses on traditional models' of Bai Juyi (Yuchi yong Bai Juyi xin yuefu cheng wushi zhang bing xiao qi ti shi)
C 1010
C_1010
Chinese collection
Chinese (language)
Approved Category 2017/Manuscript/Tablet/Jade book
Approved Place 2018/Asia/East Asia/China
Jade book
Probably 18th century
1701
1800
true
Approved Material 2018/Inorganic/Mineral/Stone/Gemstone/Jade/Nephrite
Approved Material 2018/Inorganic/Metal (material)/Non-ferrous metal/Gold
Nephrite
Gold
210 mm x 83 mm (height x width)
cre
Unknown
Unknown
China
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