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It's a bunny old world

Updated: Feb 22, 2023 By Lin Qi China Daily Print
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A Ming jade cup, with two rabbit-shaped handles. [Photo provided to China Daily]

A jade pendant from the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) shows two standing jade rabbits jointly holding a pestle while in the middle of grinding ingredients of the elixir. This piece of fine craftsmanship reflects the rabbit as a recurring motif of Ming jade art and the preference for a symmetry in Chinese aesthetics, according to Gao Xiuqing, a researcher at the National Museum of China and the exhibition's curator.

Also on show is another jade pendant, also from the Ming Dynasty, which depicts a rabbit turning its head to sniff and bite a flower, with its long ears pricked upward and one foot lifted to add a sense of vitality to the work.

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