When Mr. Ma Weidu talked about collection in the "Hundred Forums" column of CCTV, the jade collection began by saying: Primitive people live in a harsh environment and are full of fear of some natural phenomena, and they find that holding some warm stones in their hands will make them feel at ease, which is a kind of spiritual comfort. Gradually, primitive people became more and more fond of warm stones and regarded them as gods that communicated with heaven and earth.
The Hongshan culture in the north and the Liangzhu culture in the south, jade are all important components. This south and north, the love for jade is completely integrated into the blood of Chinese.
Chinese jade has also gone through three stages: Shenyu, Wangyu and Minyu:
In the "Divine Jade Period" (primitive man period), jade was associated with the gods, not everyone can use it, it can only be used to sacrifice heaven and earth, communicate with the gods.
In the three thousand years from the Xia Dynasty to the end of the Tang Dynasty, jade entered the "Wang Yu Period". In ancient times, when the class hierarchy was strict, from the Son of Heaven to the princes, they all held different jade objects to symbolize their hierarchical status, and the most representative of the rank was the Chuanguo Jade Seal.
After that, jade entered the era of civil jade, and the carving of jade was closer to life, and more and more people could have jade.
Chinese basically have this skill: at a glance, you can see the quality of jade. This is something that other cultures cannot understand.
Last year, the Tsinghua University Art Museum "with the heavens and the long" Zhou Qin, Han and Tang Dynasty cultural relics special exhibition there are some pre-Qin small jade, from the Western Zhou to the Warring States, although they are a few centimeters of small pieces, you can still see the characteristics of jade in this period: the ornamentation is dashing, the shape from abstract to concrete.
Although the jade in this exhibit is small, the degree of exquisiteness is not low.
Yu Ge, Spring and Autumn, about 537 BC, nephrite jade, excavated in 1986 in The First Tomb of Qin Gong in Fengxiang County was collected by the Shaanxi History Museum
Jade Bird, Western Zhou, 11th century BC ~ 8th century BC, nephrite jade, excavated in 1980 from the tomb of Fengji in Liujia Village, Fufeng County, Shaanxi History Museum
Jade Bird, Early Western Zhou Dynasty, 11th century BC ~ 10th century BC, nephrite jade, Qishan County Wangjiazui Western Zhou Tomb No. 2 Tomb excavated Qishan Zhouyuan Museum collection
Jade cicada, mid-Western Zhou Dynasty, 11th century BC ~ 8th century BC, nephrite jade, excavated in 1981 in Fufeng County, Zhao Chen Village B District Exploration Fang Collection Baoji Zhouyuan Museum Collection
A pair of jade birds, early Western Zhou Dynasty, 11th century BC ~ 10th century BC, nephrite jade, 1978 Fufeng County Qijia Village Western Zhou Tomb No. 19 tomb excavated Baoji City Zhouyuan Museum collection
Phoenix bird pattern jade ge, middle Western Zhou, 10th century BC ~ 9th century BC, nephrite jade, 1981 Fufeng County Qiangjia Village Western Zhou Tomb No. 1 tomb excavated Baoji Zhouyuan Museum collection
This jade is very cleverly designed, and two eagle heads can be seen!
Bird pattern jade handle shaped vessel, middle Western Zhou Dynasty, 10th century BC ~ 9th century BC, nephrite jade, 1975 Baoji Rujiazhuang Western Zhou Tomb No. 1 tomb excavated Baoji Bronze Museum collection
Jade handle shaped vessel, early Western Zhou Dynasty, 11th century BC ~ 10th century BC, nephrite jade, 1980 Baoji Zhuyuangou Western Zhou Tomb No. 13 excavated Baoji Bronze Museum collection
Jade God Man, Western Zhou, 11th century BC ~ 8th century BC, nephrite jade, collected in 1979 in Zhuangbai Village, Fufeng County, Baoji Zhouyuan Museum collection
Chiseled jade pendant, Spring and Autumn, about 537 BC, nephrite jade, excavated in 1986 from the tomb of Qin Gong No. 1 in Fengxiang County, shaanxi history museum collection
Qin-style dragon pattern big jade bi, Spring and Autumn, 770-476 BC, Fengxiang County Henan Tun site excavated Fengxiang County Museum collection
Strip jade ornament, Spring and Autumn, about 537 BC, nephrite jade, 1986 Fengxiang County Qin Gong No. 1 Tomb excavated From the Collection of the Mausoleum of the First Emperor of Qin
Mussel carving human head shaped hat, Western Zhou, 10th century BC ~ 8th century BC, shell, 1980 Fufeng County Zhao Chen Village No. 45 exploration party excavated Baoji Zhouyuan Museum collection
Its high nose and deep eyes seem to be "foreigners", which shows that Chinese and Western cultures have begun to communicate as early as 3,000 years ago.
Divine man dragon pattern jade ornament, god man dragon and phoenix pattern jade handle shaped vessel, late Western Zhou to early Spring and Autumn, 9th century BC to 7th century BC, nephrite jade, Hancheng Liangdai Village Ruiguo Cemetery excavated, Liangdai Village Ruiguo Ruins Museum collection
Yuliren, late Western Zhou to early Spring and Autumn, 9th century BC to 7th century BC, nephrite, Hancheng Liangdai Village Ruiguo Cemetery excavated, Liangdai Village Ruiguo Ruins Museum collection
Dragon pattern jade ring, late Western Zhou to early Spring and Autumn, 9th century BC to 7th century BC, nephrite, Hancheng Liangdai Village Ruiguo Cemetery excavated, Liangdai Village Ruiguo Ruins Museum collection
Jade bird bird-shaped jade ornaments, late Western Zhou to early Spring and Autumn, 9th century BC to 7th century BC, nephrite jade, Hancheng Liangdai Village Ruiguo Cemetery excavated, Liangdai Village Ruiguo Ruins Museum collection
Hand-held ornaments, late Western Zhou to early Spring and Autumn, 9th century BC to 7th century BC, nephrite, agate, Hancheng Liangdai Village Ruiguo Cemetery excavated, Liangdai Village Ruiguo Ruins Museum collection
Pincer gold jade group ornament, late Western Zhou to early Spring and Autumn, 9th century BC to 7th century BC, nephrite, Hancheng Liangdai Village Ruiguo Cemetery excavated, Liangdai Village Ruiguo Ruins Museum collection