清 碧玉象寶, Elephant carrying a vase, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 18th–19th century, China, Jade (nephrite) inlaid with garnet , H. 4 9/16 in. (11.6 cm); W. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); D. 2 in. (5.1 cm), Jade, An elephant carrying a vase was a popular decorative arts subject because of its auspicious meaning. The words for “vase” and “elephant” are homonymic with those for “peace” and “signs,” thus coinciding with a Chinese proverb: “When there is peace, there are signs” (tai ping you xiang)
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清 碧玉象寶, Elephant carrying, vase, Qing dynasty, 1644–1911, 18th–19th century, China, Jade, nephrite, inlaid, garnet, H, 4 9/16, 11.6 cm, W, 3 1/4, 8.3, D, 2, 5.1, elephant, carrying, popular decorative, arts, subject, auspicious meaning, words, homonymic, peace, signs, thus, coinciding, Chinese proverb, tai ping, you, xiang
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