Chester Beatty
Disc engraved with imperial poem and landscape scene
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Imperial poem and landscape scene engraved and gilded on pale green nephrite jade disc, made in China during the 18th century. One side of this jade disc features an imperial poem with a note stating that it has been respectfully written out by Liang Guozhi (an official active during the reign of the Qianlong Emperor, r. 1736-1795). The other side is decorated with a scene of a hut and figures beside a stream.
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