Jade Mountain Illustrating the Gathering of Scholars at the Lanting Pavilion
Item
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Identifier
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92.103.13
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Title
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Jade Mountain Illustrating the Gathering of Scholars at the Lanting Pavilion
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兰亭大玉山
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Description
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This jade boulder is the largest piece of historic carved jade outside of China; It depicts a literary gathering of scholar-officials at Lanting; It lost from the Yuanmingyuan in 1860 and later acquired by an American buyer. It is currently collected in the Minneapolis Institute of Art in the state of Minnesota, United States.
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Date
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1790
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Type
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Sculpture