Meat stone
The meat stone ( Chinese 肉 形 石 , Pinyin Ròuxíngshí ) is a valuable piece from the collection of the National Palace Museum in the Republic of China (Taiwan) .
The sculpture from the Qing Dynasty is 5.73 cm long, 6.6 cm wide and 5.3 cm deep, using the natural color of an agate stone to imitate a piece of meat. The artist is unknown, all we know is that the work dates from the 19th century.
Status
The piece of meat, together with the jade cabbage ( 翠玉 白菜 , Cuìyù Báicài ) and the food offering vessel of Duke Mao ( 毛公鼎 , Máogōngdǐng ), is one of the "Three Treasures of the National Palace Museum" ( 故宮 三寶 / 故宫 三宝 , Gùgōng Sānbǎo ).