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Tablet (gui) with Grain Pattern and Imperial Inscription

1793
(1736–95)
translucent white jade
Overall: 22.1 x 7 cm (8 11/16 x 2 3/4 in.)
Anonymous Gift 1952.476
Location: 240B Chinese Decorative Arts
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The Qianlong emperor's essay "On the Seal of the Old Man of the Ten Accomplishments" is inscribed on the reverse of the scepter.
Tablet (gui) with Grain Pattern and Imperial Inscription

Tablet (gui) with Grain Pattern and Imperial Inscription

1793

China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong reign (1736–95)

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