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It is a bowl made from green-coloured nephrite with two handles in the shape of dragons. It began during the Song epoch (960-1279). The tradition of collecting and copying antique bronzes later continued and influenced other fields of crafts including nephrite artworks. This nephrite bowl is an excellent example of such artifact. Its shape was copied from sacrificial gui bronze vessel. Nephrite objects have taken a special place in Chinese art because of the stone's value which was very precious and worshipped by Chinese people. The bowl is characterized by its simple shape and subtle light green hue with strips of colour naturally created in the solid lump of the stone. The beautiful form and carefully carved decoration reflect the mastery of workmanship. http://cyfrowe.mnw.art.pl/dmuseion/docmetadata?id=2761&show_nav=true
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