Scepter (Gui) with Miscellaneous Poems by Tao Qian (AD 365-427), 1122 or later. This piece derives its shape from the ancient jade scepter known as gui. On both sides of the jade surfaces are the inscribed texts "Miscellaneous Five-Character Poems by the Jin Poet Tao Qian" engraved in minuscule characters, with a reference indicating that the piece was made by the jade workshop of the Xiuneisi Office in 1122 of the Xuanhe reign. This Northern Song attribution is, nevertheless, questionable.

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Keywords: 1644-1911, 1736-1795, art, china, cleveland, dynasty, heritage, jade, museum, period, possibly, qianlong, qing, translucent, unknown, white