41.8 x 41.8 cm. (16.5 x 16.5 in.) ...

The Qianlong Emperor, owner of the jade bi that ... "This stand is made of ancient jade, but the jade bowl that once went with it is long gone. As one cannot show a stand without a bowl, we ...

Modern scholars know that jade bi discs are usually found in tombs. The Qianlong Emperor thinks that the bi looks like a bowl stand, a type of object used since antiquity in China. He then shows ...