Tablet (Gui)
475 BC-221 BC (made)
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| Place of origin |
A gui is a tablet with a pointed tip. An ancient Chinese text entitled the' Zhouli' (Rituals of Zhou) describes the gui as a ceremonial object to sacrifice to the direction east. It was also used in Daoist rituals.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Nephrite jade, carved |
| Brief description | Scu, China, carving, jade |
| Physical description | Brownish-white jade, grain pattern. |
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| Gallery label | Tablet (gui)
Eastern Zhou dynasty
400-250 BC
Carved nephrite jade
Museum no. A.74-1936(2007) |
| Credit line | Purchased with Art Fund support, the Vallentin Bequest, Sir Percival David and the Universities China Committee |
| Production | James Watt opinion 11/6/1987: Song Xia Nai opinion 1986: Tang or Song Thomas Lawton opinion 11/7/90: could be earlier, Eastern Zhou. Many Eastern Zhou pieces highly lustrous, but many also (like this one) have non-lustrous surfaces. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | A gui is a tablet with a pointed tip. An ancient Chinese text entitled the' Zhouli' (Rituals of Zhou) describes the gui as a ceremonial object to sacrifice to the direction east. It was also used in Daoist rituals. |
| Bibliographic reference | Ming Wilson, Chinese Jades, No. 9 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | A.74-1936 |
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| Record created | March 14, 2005 |
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