My system is not decent

Chapter 988 I saw a treasure house

It's really not small in your hand.

Ping dragged the jade piece, and it actually completely covered one of his palms.

Looking at its shape carefully, it is said to be a ring, which is not quite right. It is said to be a jade bi, but its interior has been hollowed out.

No matter what it is, this is a treasure among jade wares, and its exquisite decoration also reflects the exquisite craftsmanship of jade treatment in ancient times.

This piece of jade is formed by two inner and outer rings intertwined in a flat shape, and is carved with fine sapphire hollowing out.

The outer ring is about twice as wide as the inner ring, and the two rings are carved with dragon and phoenix patterns.

The inner ring is engraved with 8-shaped patterns, and the outer ring is decorated with string and knot patterns.

The "S" shaped dragon in the inner ring, with its mouth open and teeth bared, seems to be singing, with its head held high and its chest held high, its body is vigorous and it seems to be singing.

The dragon's tail and hind feet extend to the outer ring and extend to the outer ring wall, making the inner and outer ring decorations independent of each other and integrated, forming a complete picture and maintaining the harmony and unity of the work.

This point is significantly different from the more regular composition formula of traditional jade wares in the Central Plains, and it looks quite lively.

The phoenix pattern on the outer ring, the head is somewhat realistic, and the body follows the shape like a multi-petal cloud.

Moreover, compared with the dragon on the inner ring, the looking-back phoenix on the outer ring is slimmer.

The phoenix head and the dragon head are facing each other, as if they are confiding in each other.

The exaggerated phoenix crown and phoenix tail, rising and dancing with the ring, is graceful and graceful, echoing the majestic dragon in the inner ring, implying the prosperity of the dragon and the phoenix, and entrusting the good wishes of young men and women to get rid of the world.

The lines of the entire jade ring set are smooth, light and clear, full of dynamics, and have a high artistic level. This must be a rare fine jade in the Han Dynasty.

Therefore, this is not a jade bi, but a real jade ring.

It's just that compared to the simple jade ring, the shape of this jade ring is too complicated.

Chen Wenzhe had never heard of such a complicated jade ring before, let alone seen it.

The name of this thing should be called the hollowed out dragon and phoenix pattern jade collar.

It inherits the characteristics of the decoration of the Warring States period, and uses the "S"-shaped composition rule more boldly, making the changes of the curve colorful and beautiful.

The shape of the dragon is strong, while the shape of the phoenix is ​​soft, combining strength and softness.

The techniques of hollowing out, embossing and line engraving are perfect.

In particular, its conception is full of the inherent romanticism of jade carvings in the Han Dynasty.

It's just that its form of expression doesn't look like a work from the Central Plains.

Since the past dynasties in China, as long as the things made by the royal family are grand and well-regulated, even if they express harmony between the dragon and the phoenix, they will never be so naked and enthusiastic.

From this point of view, this is more like something abroad.

After all, the middle-aged man said just now that this thing was unearthed in South Vietnam.

However, if this is something from South Vietnam, then what is the matter with the carving and the strong Han Dynasty style on it?

Could it be that such a fine jade article was produced by absorbing foreign craftsmanship?
If it was really a jade from the Western Han Dynasty, how did something of this level come to South Vietnam?

Jade was created by ancient ancestors and is a symbol of ancient Chinese civilization.

In 202 BC (the fifth year of Emperor Han Gao), the five-year Chu-Han War was coming to an end.

Liu Bang defeated Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu in the next battle in Gai. Liu Bang proclaimed himself emperor (Han Gaozu), the country was named Han, and his capital was Chang'an.

The establishment of the Western Han Dynasty is an important milestone in the history of the development of the Chinese nation and an unprecedented period of unification in ancient my country.

Relying on the grand foundation of political unity, the Liu Han Dynasty accelerated the development of social economy, communicated with the Western Regions and the Huns, and created a new cultural field for Sino-Western exchanges.

Taking a series of major measures, with a broad mind, absorbing multiculturalism, inclusiveness, integrating the strengths of a hundred schools of thought, completing academic unification, laying the foundation of Chinese national culture, and achieving an unprecedented situation of cultural integration, making China The cultural system and style are basically consolidated.

More than [-] years ago at the beginning of AD, our ancestors built our country into a powerful Han Dynasty in the east of the world by virtue of historical accumulation, economic prosperity, technological progress and ingenuity.

The heyday of the Han Dynasty created another golden age (the Han Dynasty) in the history of Chinese jade ware, following the three peak periods of the Neolithic Age (prehistoric period), the prosperous period of the Yin and Shang Dynasties, and the Spring and Autumn Period.

In the Western Han Dynasty, jade had such a high social status that it was definitely impossible for ordinary people to obtain it, so even if the South Vietnamese got it, they were not ordinary South Vietnamese.

There were too many questions, and Chen Wenzhe couldn't help but use backtracking while checking the material and craftsmanship of the jade.

The first thing he saw must be processing jade material and carving jade color, so through backtracking, relevant information on this aspect immediately came to his mind.

This is his deeper use of backtracking. He no longer blindly sees the history of an artifact from the beginning to the end, but selectively checks it.

This was the first time he did this, and he did not expect to find the information he wanted to see very smoothly.

However, after seeing this information, Chen Wenzhe was a little speechless.

Things were a little different from what he had imagined. This time he saw not only white jade, but also other kinds of jade, or precious stones. Did he see a treasure house all at once?
Who is this so proud?Dealing with gems but dealing with a lot of them at once?

Taking a closer look, Chen Wenzhe found that there were jade, including agate, crystal, talc, amber, turquoise and so on.

The colors of jade materials include white jade, sapphire, topaz, green jade, brown jade, etc., and some of them are serpentine jade?
The jade wares of the Han Dynasty were basically made of tremolite nephrite, of which Jiangtian jade and Manas jade accounted for a large proportion.

Seed jade and mutton jade in water materials are often seen in Hetian jade. The jade ring with a diameter of ten centimeters in Chen Wenzhe's hand is the white jade used in Hetian seed jade.

Next, there are not only various gemstones, but also various craftsmen, who are working.

Backtracking nonstop, Chen Wenzhe seemed to have seen a gem processing factory.

Jade wares of various shapes were produced, covering almost all the jade wares of the Han Dynasty that Chen Wenzhe knew.

The shapes of jade objects in the Han Dynasty can be divided into two categories: geometric shapes and human and animal shapes.

This time Chen Wenzhe has learned a lot. He saw everything in the process of retracing the jade ring.

For example, there are jade wares in geometric shapes, the most conspicuous of which is the bi, followed by the ring, and then there are beads, pipes, gui, ge, cong, zhang, etc.;
There are more jade articles in the shape of figures and animals. The more classic ones include dancer, phoenix, dragon and phoenix, chi pattern, jade pig, jade cicada, jade horse, jade bear and so on.

The reason why it is determined that these are all artifacts of the Han Dynasty is mainly because of the carving process and the decorations on them.

Let’s not talk about the craftsmanship, just the decoration, and the jade decoration of the Han Dynasty is also an important feature to be investigated when appraising jade.

(End of this chapter)