《清高宗御製詩文全集．御製詩三集》，卷13，頁9
The present screen is a superb example of jade workmanship characteristic of the type created in the Jade Workshops of the Zaobanchu (Imperial Palace Workshop) during the Qianlong period. The skill of the carver is evident in the varying levels of impeccably detailed figures engaged in agriculture and sericulture.
The imperial poem, titled Three Poems on a Picture of a Waterside Village, is included in Qing gaozong yuzhi shiwen quanji [Anthology of imperial Qianlong poems and text], yuzhi shi san ji [Imperial poetry, vol. 3], vol. 13, p. 9. It can be translated as:
'Somet.mes
s rainy, somet.mes
s sunny, it is early summer. It is t.mes
to transplant the grains, one month earlier than usual. Such a picturesque scenery of the village by the river. Hire several nice boats for me (so I can stay here for longer)'.
