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Les Jades Chinois by Paul Jacoulet — Japanese Woodblock print, 1941

Les Jades Chinois

by Paul Jacoulet

Shin-hanga
FiguresStill Life
Date:
1941
Medium:
Woodblock print
Format:
Oban
Source:
robynbuntin

Description

"Les Jades Chinois" (The Chinese Jades) from 1941 depicts Chinese jade objects — the carved green stone that holds the highest cultural prestige in Chinese material culture, associated with virtue, immortality, and the connection between heaven and earth. Jacoulet's still-life of jade objects would have been an unusual subject for a printmaker whose primary mode was portraiture, suggesting either a specific commission or a personal fascination with Chinese material culture.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Les Jades Chinois was created by Paul Jacoulet (ポール・ジャクレー) in 1941.

Les Jades Chinois depicts figures and still life.