Meat-shaped Stone

E376571

Qing dynasty artwork cultural artifact jade carving museum treasure

Meat-shaped Stone is a famous Qing dynasty jasper carving that remarkably resembles a piece of braised pork and is one of the most iconic treasures of Taiwan’s National Palace Museum.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Meat-shaped Stone canonical	2
Meat-shaped Jade	1
肉形石	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Qing dynasty artwork ⓘ cultural artifact ⓘ jade carving ⓘ museum treasure ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Meat-shaped Stone ⓘ surface form: Meat-shaped Jade
artForm	carving ⓘ
associatedWith	Taiwanese national identity ⓘ culinary culture imagery ⓘ
category	Three Treasures of the National Palace Museum ⓘ
ChineseName	Meat-shaped Stone self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: 肉形石
collection	National Palace Museum ⓘ
conservationStatus	well preserved ⓘ
country	Taiwan, Province of China ⓘ surface form: Taiwan
culture	Chinese ⓘ
depicts	Dongpo pork ⓘ braised pork ⓘ
dynasty	Qing dynasty ⓘ
exhibitionStatus	frequently on permanent display ⓘ
famousFor	realistic resemblance to braised pork ⓘ trompe-l’oeil carving technique ⓘ
height	about 5.7 cm ⓘ
iconicStatus	one of the most famous objects in the National Palace Museum ⓘ
influenced	contemporary Taiwanese popular culture ⓘ
inspired	souvenirs and replicas ⓘ
length	about 6.6 cm ⓘ
location	Taipei, Taiwan ⓘ surface form: Taipei
material	jasper ⓘ
museumInventoryType	jade object ⓘ
museumSection	Jade gallery ⓘ
notableFeature	glossy surface resembling braised sauce ⓘ layered fat and lean meat effect ⓘ simulated pork skin texture ⓘ use of natural stone color variations ⓘ
origin	imperial collection ⓘ
period	18th century ⓘ
previousLocation	Forbidden City ⓘ Palace Museum (Beijing) ⓘ surface form: Palace Museum, Beijing
sharesCategoryWith	Jadeite Cabbage ⓘ Mao Gong Ding bronze cauldron ⓘ surface form: Mao Gong Ding
subjectMatter	food ⓘ
symbolism	abundance ⓘ good fortune ⓘ prosperity ⓘ
technique	high-relief carving ⓘ polishing ⓘ
touristAttraction	yes ⓘ
transferredToTaiwan	1940s ⓘ
weight	approximately 190 g ⓘ
width	about 5.3 cm ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

National Palace Museum → notableArtifact → Meat-shaped Stone ⓘ

Jadeite Cabbage → famousTogetherWith → Meat-shaped Stone ⓘ

Meat-shaped Stone → ChineseName → Meat-shaped Stone self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: 肉形石

Meat-shaped Stone → alsoKnownAs → Meat-shaped Stone ⓘ

this entity surface form: Meat-shaped Jade