Table screen with Bodhidharma and landscape of Jinshan Island
During his tour of southern China in 1765, the Qianlong Emperor visited Jinshan, a small island in the Yangtze River. Bodhidharma, the founder of Zen Buddhism, is said to have crossed this river on a single stalk of reed in the fifth century. Inspired by the legend, the emperor commissioned this jade plaque, which features a poem he wrote praising Bodhidharma and an image of the patriarch in high relief. The other side bears the ruler’s poem and painting of the island.
Artwork Details
- 清乾隆 碧玉達摩渡江/金山圖雙面座屏
- Title: Table screen with Bodhidharma and landscape of Jinshan Island
- Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong period (1736–95)
- Date: mid-18th century
- Culture: China
- Medium: Jade (nephrite), wood stand
- Dimensions: Diam. 12 in. (30.5 cm)
- Classification: Jade
- Credit Line: Gift of Heber R. Bishop, 1902
- Object Number: 02.18.688
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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second half 15th century
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