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Hello everyone, Baobo Micro Class has begun, and today I bring you a piece of jade - Hanlong PatternEd Martin (shè) shape pendant.
Unearthed from the Baoji City Strong Labor Brigade, this pendant is 4.8cm long, 4.4 cm wide, 1.7 cm aperture and weighs 20 g. This jade is green and white, the apparatus is white, translucent. The body is shield-shaped, with a round hole in the middle, and the round hole is surrounded by a permeable dragon, and the climbing dragon's eyes are round and bright. The whole body is carved with a single yin line, the lines are curved with degrees, and the dragon pattern and round holes form a dragon eye-by-eye shape, which is vivid and exquisitely made.
韘, also known as duel, was a tool used in ancient archery. "Speaking of Texts and Interpretations of Words and Weibu"; "Tan, shoot also, so hook strings." The right giant finger is tied with elephant bone. Guangyun Vol. 5: "韘, shoot Zhang Bow." "That is, the sword is worn by the archer on the thumb of the right hand, and fixed with Wei to avoid slipping off, for the purpose of pulling the string to open the bow. The bow string is very thin, and after pulling it several times with your fingers, your fingers will feel pain, so you need to wear a tan to avoid the risk of finger pain. Over time, some of the insane gradually lost their useful function and became a symbol of some kind of power. The diaphragm pendant, also known as the lycopene ornament, is derived from the long-term development of the lycopene, retaining the basic shape of the diaphragm, but no longer has the practical function of the lynx, nor is it used as a symbol of power, but only has a decorative function. Because most of them are made of jade, they are also called "tan-shaped jade ornaments (pei)" or "chicken heart pendants".
(Hubei Jiangling Yangchang Chu Tomb excavated bone liner, glass bead group belt ornament and its use of restoration diagram Source Reference 2)
(M27 excavated charms from Ruiguo Cemetery in Liangdai Village, Hancheng, Shaanxi Source: Reference 2)
According to Mr. HuangQu's statistics, there are nearly 100 pieces of archaeological materials published on the tan and the tan shape pei, dating from the late Shang Dynasty to the Eastern Jin Dynasty. According to Mr. Huang Qu's classification evolution table, it can be clearly seen that the time of the emergence of the tan shape pei is in the early Western Han Dynasty, and it was more popular in the Two Han Dynasties.
(Excavated from the tomb of Liu He, Marquis of Haixia, a tan-shaped pei, collection of the Hou Haihou Museum)
(Hai Xiahou Cemetery Liu Chong Guo Tomb excavated in the shape of a tan pei Hai Xiahou Museum collection)
Quiz
1. Where is the tannel worn?
A. Right Hand Little Thumb B. Right Thumb C. Left Thumb D. Left Little Thumb
Answer: B
2. In what era is the tandelier popular?
A. Shang Dynasty B. Western Zhou C. Tang Dynasty D. Han Dynasty
Answer: D
bibliography:
1.CHEN Liang. Treasures of Baoji Bronze Ware Museum. Northwestern University Press, 2021.04.
2.Xu Rucong. CHU Yun. Jianghan Archaeology,2014.05.
3. Huang Qu. A Brief Discussion on "Tan" and "Tan-shaped Pei".Archaeology and Cultural Relics, 2011.02.
Image and video source:
Baoji Bronze Museum, Weibo, Bilibili video website
Editor: Chen Haomin
Editor-in-charge: Cui Ruihua Yang Qian
Review: Li Qi