It's really quite big when you hold it in your hand.
Ping dragged this piece of jade, and it actually completely covered one of his palms.
Looking carefully at its shape, it is said that it is a ring, which is not correct. It is said that it is a jade, but the inside is hollowed out.
No matter what it is, it is a treasure of jade, and its exquisite patterns also reflect the exquisite jade craftsmanship in ancient times.
This piece of jade is formed by two inner and outer rings that are nested inside each other, giving it a flat shape. It is carved using the finest sapphire hollow carving method.
The outer ring is about twice as wide as the inner ring, and the two rings are engraved with dragon and phoenix patterns.
The inner ring is incised with eight-shaped patterns, and the outer ring is decorated with string and knot patterns.
The "S" shaped dragon in the inner ring opens its mouth and shows its teeth, as if it is chanting. It holds its head high and its chest high, and its body is strong and vigorous, as if it is chanting. The whole dragon looks like it is flying through the air, full of vitality and vitality.
The dragon's tail and hind legs extend toward the outer ring and all the way to the outer ring wall, making the inner and outer ring decorations both independent of each other and integrated, forming a complete picture and maintaining the harmony and unity of the work.
This is significantly different from the more regular composition of traditional jade in the Central Plains region, and it looks quite lively.
The phoenix pattern on the outer ring is slightly realistic, and the body follows the shape of a multi-petal cloud.
Moreover, compared with the dragon in the inner ring, the looking back and singing phoenix in the outer ring appears slimmer and slimmer.
The phoenix head and the dragon head are opposite each other, as if they are talking to each other.
The exaggerated phoenix crown and tail rise and dance in the ring, with a graceful and graceful appearance, echoing the majestic dragon in the inner ring, implying the auspiciousness of the dragon and phoenix, and embodying the good wishes of young men and women who want to escape from the world.
The entire jade ring set has smooth lines, is light and clear, full of movement, and has a high artistic level. This is definitely a rare masterpiece among the jade wares of the Han Dynasty.
Therefore, this is not a jade jade, but a real jade ring.
But compared to the simple jade ring, the shape of this jade ring is too complicated.
As for a jade ring with such complicated carvings, Chen Wenzhe had never heard of it before, let alone seen it before.
The name of this thing should be called the hollow dragon and phoenix pattern jade ring.
It inherits the characteristics of the Warring States period decoration, and more boldly uses the "S"-shaped composition rule to make the changes in the curves colorful and beautiful.
The dragon shape is strong, the phoenix shape is soft, and the strength and softness complement each other.
The techniques of hollowing out, embossing, and line engraving are superb.
Especially its conception is full of the romanticism inherent in the jade carvings of the Han Dynasty.
However, its form of expression is not like a work from the Central Plains region.
Over the past dynasties in the country, anything made by the royal family has always been grand and decent. Even if it means dragons and phoenixes singing in harmony, it will never be expressed so nakedly and enthusiastically.
From this point of view, this is more like something from abroad.
After all, the middle-aged man just said that this thing was unearthed in South Vietnam.
However, if this is something from South Vietnam, what about this carving and its strong Han Dynasty style?
Could it be that they absorbed foreign craftsmanship and processed such a fine jade article?
If it is really a jade artifact from the Western Han Dynasty, how did something of this level end up in South Vietnam?
Jade was created by ancient ancestors and is a symbol of ancient Chinese civilization.
In 202 BC (the fifth year of Emperor Gao of the Han Dynasty), the five-year Chu-Han War was coming to an end.
Liu Bang fought in Gaixia and defeated Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu. Liu Bang proclaimed himself emperor (the emperor of the Han Dynasty), named his country Han, and established his capital in Chang'an.
The establishment of the Western Han Dynasty was an important milestone in the development history of the Chinese nation and an unprecedented period of unification in ancient my country.
Relying on the grand foundation of political unification, the Liu Han Dynasty accelerated social and economic development, connected the Western Regions and the Xiongnu, and created a new cultural field for Sino-Western exchanges.
A series of major measures were taken to absorb diverse cultures with a broad mind, be inclusive, integrate the strengths of hundreds of schools of thought, and complete academic unification. This laid the foundation for Chinese national culture and created an unprecedented cultural integration situation that made China
The cultural system and style have been basically consolidated.
More than 2,000 years ago at the beginning of the Christian era, our ancestors relied on historical accumulation, economic prosperity, scientific and technological progress and intelligence to build our country into a powerful Han Dynasty that dominated the east of the world.
The peak of the Han Dynasty created another golden age (Han Dynasty) in the history of Chinese jade, following the three peak periods of the Neolithic Period (prehistoric period), the Yin and Shang Dynasties, and the Spring and Autumn Period.
During 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 a South Vietnamese got it, they would not be ordinary South Vietnamese.
With so many questions, Chen Wenzhe couldn't help but check the material and craftsmanship of the jade while using backtracking.
The first thing he saw must be the processing of jade material and the carving of jade color, so by looking back, information related to this aspect immediately appeared in his mind.
This is his deeper use of backtracking. He no longer mindlessly looks at the history of an artifact from beginning to end, but selectively examines it.
This was the first time he had done this, and unexpectedly he found the information he wanted to see very smoothly.
However, after seeing this information, Chen Wenzhe was a little stunned.
Things were a little different from what he imagined. This time he saw not only white jade, but also various other jades, or gems. Did he suddenly see a treasure house?
Who is this rich? Dealing with gems but dealing with a lot of them at once?
After looking carefully, Chen Wenzhe found that there were jade, agate, crystal, talc, amber, turquoise, etc.
The colors of jade include white jade, sapphire, topaz, green jade, brown jade, etc., and some are serpentine jade?
The jade material of the Han Dynasty was basically tremolite and nephrite, among which Jiangtian jade and Manas jade accounted for a large proportion.
Hotan jade is also commonly found in water-based seed jade and mutton-fat jade. This jade ring with a diameter of ten centimeters in Chen Wenzhe's hand is made of white jade from Hotan seed jade.
Next, there were not only various gems, but also various craftsmen appearing at work.
After constantly looking back, 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 had gained a lot of experience. He saw everything in the process of tracing back the jade ring.
For example, there are jade articles with geometric shapes, among which the most conspicuous one is bi, followed by rings, and then there are beads, tubes, Gui, Ge, Cong, Zhang, etc.;
There are more jade wares in the shape of characters and animals. The more classic ones include the dancing man pendant, the phoenix-shaped pendant, the dragon-phoenix pendant, the chi pattern pendant, the jade pig, the jade cicada, the jade horse, the jade bear, etc.
The reason why these are determined to be artifacts from the Han Dynasty is mainly due to the carving craftsmanship and the patterns on them.
Let’s not talk about the craftsmanship, just the decoration. The decoration of Han Dynasty jade is also an important feature to examine when appraising jade.