Chinese Zodiac Dragon Auspicious Postcard / Qianlong Dragon Motif / Qing Dynasty Three Rarities Jade Album Pattern / Letterpress Printing

This image is a reproduction from a page of the "Three Rarities Jade Album" (San Xi Wen Han Yu Ce) from the collection of the National Palace Museum, Taipei. Simply put, this is a four-page jade artwork. Emperor Qianlong, upon acquiring three exceptionally rare and precious calligraphy masterpieces – Wang Xizhi's "Fast Snow, Clearing Snow" (Kuai Xue Shi Qing Tie), Wang Xun's "Bo Yuan Tie," and (attributed to) Wang Xianzhi's "Mid-Autumn Festival" (Zhong Qiu Tie) – joyfully placed them in a small chamber adjoining the Western Warm Chamber of his living quarters. Due to the rarity of these three works, he named this small room the "Hall of Three Rarities" (San Xi Tang). As is widely known, Emperor Qianlong himself was an avid calligrapher. He repeatedly emulated these three treasured calligraphic pieces, and the "Three Rarities Jade Album" is one of the records of these efforts. The "Three Rarities Jade Album" features these three precious masterpieces meticulously carved onto beautiful jade, with the artisans then inlaying gold. It comprises three such carved jade pieces. The fourth piece (likely serving as a cover) is this exquisitely intricate dragon motif image. Finally, these four elongated jade pieces were assembled into a set and grandly housed within a brocade box. The National Palace Museum in Taipei holds as many as three complete sets. The "Beautiful Day Studio" has reproduced two sets. - - - Material: 200g Italian imported countryside paper Process: Letterpress Printing (one color) + Foil Stamping Size: 98 x 149 mm Features: Quick-drying and highly absorbent paper, suitable for fountain pens. Printed in Taiwan About Shipping After payment, it takes 1-2 business days to prepare and ship the items, excluding holidays. If you choose registered mail by post office, delivery will occur 2-3 days after shipment. If you choose convenience store pickup, your order will arrive at the designated store 48 hours after shipment. Please keep an eye on SMS notifications from the logistics system.