Archaistic Jade Cup

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Archaistic Jade Cup

Artist: Unknown

Medium: Jade

Dimensions:

h. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); stand: w. 5 in. (12.7 cm)

Credit Line: San Antonio Museum of Art, bequest of Gilbert M. Denman, Jr.

Object number: 2005.1.104

Label Text

This cup is carved out from a jade pebble and has a shape similar to an ancient bronze gui food vessel. Jade has long been a treasured stone since the Confucius time up till today. Its physical properties of hardness, smoothness, and resonance when struck were compared to gentlemanly virtues—rectitude, humbleness, and being able to maintain one’s principles even under unfavorable conditions. Small jade vessels like this piece were favorite objects in the scholar’s studio for gracing a desk or a bookshelf.

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Asian Art

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Archaistic Jade Cup

Archaistic Jade Cup