This kind of jade has a distinct style of Han dynasty, and there are two clear definitions of jade in ancient literature: one is recorded in Erya Shi Qi: "The meat is twice as good, which is called jade; A good time for meat is called; If the meat is good, it is called a ring. " The other is from Shuo Wen Jie Zi Yu Zi Bu, in which Bi Jie is "Rui Yuheng" and the paragraph notes: "The side is big and the hole is small"; Interpreted as "big hole wall", paragraph note: "hole is bigger than side"; The explanation of the ring is "meat is as good as a ring". According to Shuowen, jade is a kind of flat jade with a hole in the middle, and rings are all kinds of jade.
This jade is oblate and has a hole in the center. As a ritual vessel, it is one of the "Six Sites". It is the core jade in the ancient jade culture of China, with a history of more than 5,000 years. In China's traditional cultural concept, jade symbolizes good will and noble quality.
Emerald jade, as a very important jade, reached its peak from the Warring States Period to the Han Dynasty. During this period, jade jade patterns were changeable, large and small, with rich decorative patterns, and the application scope was greatly increased, and the number was the highest in history.
Appreciating this wall, we can see that it is well-made, with profiles on both the inner and outer edges, with a diameter of about 5.6 cm and a weight of 22.6 grams, and it belongs to a jade shape. The pattern of chest nails on it is very rare. The chest nails are arranged radially from inside to outside, from small to large, and the carving and polishing are more fine. Judging from its jade quality and light blue, it should be Hetian jade. Can feel its jade moist, thick and moist patina. Many places are soaked, the color is like cinnabar, as dense as hairspring (obvious under the mirror), and there are countless black spots. There is no doubt that this is a piece of ancient jade. After more than 1000 years, the door has been opened wide.
Because the nail pattern on jade appeared relatively late, I think it belongs to the late Eastern Han Dynasty. In any case, judging from its shape and jade color, there is no doubt about the high ancient jade. Moreover, it is large in size and beautifully made, and it is also a rare boutique, which is a good product for collecting Han jade.
The three most common geometric patterns on jade articles in Han Dynasty are grain, grain and grain. All three are reliefs, arranged neatly, horizontally and vertically, and the production methods are similar. All of them are based on three groups of wide and deep parallel lines, which are divided and narrowed at an included angle of 60 degrees to form a hexagonal convex surface similar to a honeycomb arrangement. Among them, Puwen is flat and short, with dense layout and narrow dividing line; Chest nail patterns are prominent and spaced apart, and many works also polish hexagonal units into hemispheres; Relief pattern is to turn nail pattern into sprout pattern, and finally carve a pattern along the outline of relief unit.
In ancient times, Bi was an important jade, and its age and variety were unmatched by other jade. Bi has the following uses: first, it is a ritual vessel; The second is jade ornaments; Third, it is a gift; Fourth, jade burial. The decorative patterns of jadeite jade change with the times. In Shang Dynasty, jade articles were decorated with many strings. From the Spring and Autumn Period to the Warring States Period to the Han Dynasty, jade jade articles were moire, valley, pu and occasionally grain. After the Tang, Song and Yuan Dynasties, jade carving patterns such as concave carving, milk ding pattern, animal face pattern and flower-and-bird pattern appeared.
Jade should pay attention to plain jade, tattooed jade and ordinary jade. Soapy first appeared in the Neolithic Age, and three of them are the most striking. First, Liangzhu cultural site; Second, the early cultural sites in Guanghan area; The third is Qijia cultural site. There was also soapy in Shang dynasty, which was mainly used as a ritual vessel at that time. The use of Gubi and Pubi continued until the Ming and Qing Dynasties. In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, one side was decorated with grain patterns or Pu patterns, Yun Leiwen patterns and floor patterns, and the other side was decorated with flowers and birds, fish, insects, dragons, phoenixes, gossip and mascots. "Zhou Li" has records that "the son holds the ancient jade" and "the man holds the jade". Rows of small breasts are carved on the grain wall, and the breasts are carved into a vortex, just like the teeth of the grain, which means that the grain can keep healthy. Pubi refers to a dagger with a shallow hexagonal lattice pattern, which can be used to weave mats. These two kinds of jade are mostly from the Warring States and Han Dynasty, generally ranging from a few centimeters to a dozen centimeters, and those over 20 centimeters are rare. Judging from the remaining or unearthed objects, they are all full of jewels and well-made. During the Warring States period, this kind of jade was regarded as a treasure, as jade or collateral, as a gift, as an inlay, as a ritual vessel and a gift. Dragon pattern, bird pattern, Feng Niaowen and Bodhi jade appeared in the Han Dynasty, and the surface of jade was divided into two areas with concentric rope patterns, up to three areas. The exterior area is decorated with dragon pattern or Feng Niaowen, the interior area is decorated with cattail pattern, and the third area is decorated with animal face pattern. This kind of jade in Han dynasty is generally water jade, which can be divided into thick and thin jade. Generally, the diameter is larger, the largest is more than 40 cm, and the thick one is rare.
The jade jade in the Han Dynasty displayed this time is a well-preserved jade with negligible appearance defects, which has high collection value and investment value and is the best collection for investment.