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Collecting jade in the White Jade River near Khotan. Chinese jade refers to the jade mined or carved in China from the Neolithic onward. It is the primary hardstone of Chinese sculpture. Although deep and bright green jadeite is better known in Europe, for most of China's history, jade has come in a variety of colors and white "mutton-fat ...
Qing dynasty, Jingdezhen ware. A brush pot (traditional Chinese: 筆筒; simplified Chinese: 笔筒; pinyin: bǐtǒng) is a container for holding the brushes used by scribes for Chinese calligraphy. [1] These are typically carved from bamboo or jade with ornate motifs symbolising concepts such as longevity. Antique examples are now valued highly.
Hanfu accessories (Chinese : 汉服配饰; pinyin : hànfú pèishì; lit. 'hanfu accessories') refers to the various form of fashion accessories and self-adornments used and worn with hanfu throughout Chinese history. Hanfu consists of many forms of miscellaneous accessories, such as jewellry, yaopei (lit. 'waist ornaments'), ribbons, shawls ...
Yùpèi. Yupei (Chinese: 玉佩; pinyin: Yùpèi) is a generic term for jade pendants. [1] Yupei were popular even before Confucius was born. [2]: 18 Jade culture is an important component of Chinese culture, [1] reflecting both the material and spiritual culture. [3]: 18 Jade is deeply ingrained in Chinese culture and played a role in every ...
A bi is a flat jade disc with a circular hole in the centre. Neolithic bi are undecorated, while those of later periods of China, like the Zhou dynasty, bear increasingly ornate surface carving (particularly in a hexagonal pattern) whose motifs represented deities associated with the sky (four directions) as well as standing for qualities and powers the wearer wanted to invoke or embody.
Chinese paper cutting ( 剪纸, jianzhi) is a type of folk art that has roots in China during the 6th century and is attributed to Cai Lun during the Han Dynasty. Known to be very intricate with the use of negative space, paper cutting is used for mostly decorative reasons, appearing on mirrors, lanterns, walls, etc.
A jade ware unearthed from the tomb of the king of Nanyue. Canton jade carving (廣州玉雕; gwong 2 zau 1 juk 6 diu 1) is the Cantonese style of jade carving. [15] [16] It has a history of more than two thousand years – with archaeologists unearthing jade carvings from the remains of the kingdom of Nanyue. [17]
Hardstone carving, in art history and archaeology, is the artistic carving of semi-precious stones (and sometimes gemstones ), such as jade, rock crystal (clear quartz ), agate, onyx, jasper, serpentinite, or carnelian, and for objects made in this way. [ 1][ 2] Normally the objects are small, and the category overlaps with both jewellery and ...