Gallery302
Exhibition nameA Gathering of Treasures in the National Palace Museum North and South
Height: 6.6 cm, length: 7.9 cm
Of the beautiful mineral materials that resemble jade, the quartz minerals, agate and jasper, are often used to make ingenious carvings, due to their unique and diverse patterns and colors. This "Meat-shaped stone" was carved from jasper minerals, and its natural layered patterns were utilized by the artist to good effect. Fine holes were drilled on the surface to resemble pores, and also to loosen up the material and facilitate dyeing. The top layer was then dyed brownish-red, to mimic the color of pork skin marinated in soy sauce.