Emperor Chen-tsung's 
Set of Sixteen Jade Tablets
Sung Dynasty
(A.D. 960-1279)
Length:    29.5-29.8cm
Width:             2.8cm
Thickness:       0.7cm
     At times of peace 
and prosperity the emperor 
of China would celebrate 
the great Feng-shan rite 
at Mount Tai in Shantung 
province with these tablets 
inscribed with prayers.  
The  upper  set  of  jade 
tablets were used by the 
T'ang emperor Hsuan Tsung
(A.D. 713-755), and the 
other by the Sung emperor 
Chen Tsung (A.D. 998-
1022).