The dragon has a special position in the heart of the Chinese nation, and it is closely linked to the history and culture of the Chinese nation. With the changes of the times, the shape of the dragon is also constantly changing and improving, especially after combining with the Hetian jade culture, the jade dragon-shaped ornament has become one of the main creative themes on the jade of the past.
Especially in the Qin Dynasty, the Qin-style jade dragon has very distinct regional characteristics, both in shape and ornamentation, which is unique in that era. The National Palace Museum, Lushun Museum and Liaoning Provincial Museum all have Qin-style dragon ornaments, although the origin of the three dragons is different, but the shape and style are the same, reflecting the unique charm of Qin-style jade.
The Qin Dynasty ruled China with the power of the tiger and wolf to swallow the sky, and the Qin-style jade also showed a sharp, flexible and strange style, which is like the roar of the Qin language, which is evocative.
【Review】The author used to collect this piece of curly-tailed dragon jade ornament from the early Qin to Han dynasties. It is 5.5 cm long, 3.5 cm wide, 0.5 cm thick, weighs 12.7 grams. The dragon's body is curved to show a "C" shape, the head is large, the body is thick and short, the front is exposed with a single foot, the tail is rolled outward, the oval eyes, there are horns on the forehead, the pattern is like a hook cloud curved back, the snout is curved upward, the two sides are decorated with the same pattern, and the whole body pattern is composed of four groups of geometric prismatic grid patterns. A small round hole is drilled into the mouth of the faucet to tie the rope. This jade dragon is a Qin-style jade dragon during the Qin Dynasty, and has a few Han Dynasty characteristics, the style is very unique, completely different from other princely states, such as often with regular geometric inscribed dragon patterns as the main decoration, often distributed on the surface of the body, densely arranged. The shape is vivid, and the carving is quite thick and fine. However, it has high collection and research value, and the jade dragon of the Qin Dynasty has a unique shape, simple and simple lines, unique ingenuity, and ingenious conception, which is very rare.
The carving and decoration skills of Qin Dynasty jade did not have the grace and exquisiteness of Warring States jade, nor did they have the elaborate carving and thousands of flowers of Han Dynasty jade, the shape was relatively clumsy, and the pattern was not fine enough. Observing the jade of the Qin Dynasty from the aspect of carving and decoration, it is more than coarse and meticulous, giving people the feeling of short-term behavior.
The number of jade objects in the Qin Dynasty is not very large, and the craftsmanship is not exquisite, but it is very distinctive. The culture of the Qin Dynasty was developed and grown on the basis of the culture of the Eastern Zhou and Qin states, but the Qin state lacked excellent jade traditions and skills, so it affected the Qin dynasty. The founding time of the state was short, and the style was not formed: the Qin Dynasty was only established for 15 years, and did not cultivate a group of jade experts, so it affected the development of jade in the Qin Dynasty.