Warring States Dragon Pattern Jade Bi
Speaking of high ancient jade, the jade of the Spring and Autumn Warring States has to be mentioned. The jade of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period of the Mainland has made great breakthroughs in the selection of materials and carving technology, and has made great progress. At that time, the development of jade craftsmanship was relatively fast, and the jade carving process was particularly outstanding, coupled with the unique thunder patterns, simple and solemn jade shapes and theme ornaments that were popular at that time, which were very special.
Warring States cloud pattern jade ring
Jade from the Spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period occupies an important position in the history of the development of jade craftsmanship in the mainland.
So today we will introduce some ornaments on jade in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods:
Warring States Valley Jade Bi
Spring and autumn valley patterns, spring and autumn valley patterns can be generally divided into two types: yin line carving and papilloma-like. Yin line carving we all know what kind of technique, here will not be repeated, and the so-called papillary valley pattern is mostly for the use of bas-relief, the volume is a drum, its shape is relatively large, and the touch feel is more rounded.
Spring and Autumn Double Dragon Head Jade Juan
Some of the jade in the Spring and Autumn Valley pattern also use yin line carving, and most of them are mixed and matched with the cloud pattern to form a beautiful pattern.
It is an animal in ancient legends and is often seen in later generations of Hotan jade. The characteristics of the moth pattern on the Spring and Autumn jade are composed of a huge ornamental system, with simple and atmospheric lines and a solemn ornamental style.
Spring and Autumn Jade Dragon Shaped Pendant
Later, through the inheritance and development of the Warring States and the Two Han Dynasties, the pattern has become an important benchmark for ornamentation in the history of mainland art.
Spring and Autumn Dragon Head Pattern, this kind of hooked cloud pattern is composed of a yin line bas-relief dragon head, whether it is a twisted silk tongue shape or an S-striped tongue shape, the characteristic of its portrayal technique is "see the head but not the end".
At the same time, this dragon pattern depiction technique is also a major breakthrough in the dragon pattern style of the Xia, Shang and Zhou periods, and a new look has emerged.
Spring and autumn ridge teeth. This kind of jade ornament has been popular from the Western Zhou Dynasty to the Spring and Autumn Period, from the initial protruding teeth to a neat and uniform square ridge teeth, and the production of ridge teeth is more cumbersome and complex, which needs to be combined with a variety of craft techniques such as hooking, flat convexity, and concealment, whether from an artistic point of view or a technical point of view, it has a high value.
Quoted from the antique Xin public account