The unique characteristics of the jade in the Song Dynasty: vivid and humorous

September 22, 2023

China's thousands of years of cultural history have undergone numerous dynasty changes, creating a profound jade culture. The jade articles of different periods are equivalent to the postcards of that era to a certain extent, and various cultures, customs, techniques and other aspects are integrated into the jade articles of large or small, color or deep or shallow. In the Song Dynasty, there was an indelible jade culture. Abandoning the production of the previous generation, and selecting the common themes in daily life for realism creation, one of the symbols was the jade carving boy, the craftsmanship was high, and at that time it reached the point of no one before. Its characteristics are also quite distinct.

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The handicrafts of the Song Dynasty are mostly high-quality white jade and sapphire. The theme is mostly furnishings and accessories. The biggest feature is that while paying attention, it pays more attention to both practical functions. The representative is especially popular in the four treasures of the study.

The jade ornamentation inherited the theme of flowers and birds in the Tang Dynasty, but the Song Dynasty has been further developed and expanded, and the first sketch styles appeared. Song Yu's greatest artistic achievement is embodied in the heart of styling and decoration. His style is elegant, the subject matter is subtle, and his artistic value is extremely rich. In the engraving work, hollowing out, honing, polishing and so on achieve the fine engineering degree, combined with the refinement of the sketching theme, so that the overall outline of the jade ornament is bright, warm and heavy. In terms of details, taking the flower and bird jade as an example, the petals and branches and leaves are in a beautiful texture. The jagged outline of the leaves is distinct, which is the characteristics and uniqueness of Song Yu.

What is more worth mentioning is the popular boy-shaped jade pendant in Song Dynasty. There is a custom in the Song Dynasty, the capital of the Northern Song Dynasty, Tokyo, and the year of July, the seventh day of July, the time of the Qixi Festival, when the lotus is in full bloom. Adults will take their children to the lake and the lotus pond to pick up a lotus leaf and let the child hold the name of 'touching the music'. This is the meaning of praying for the child to be safe and hopeful to become a child. This image is reflected in various In all kinds of sculptures.

This shape can represent the Song Dynasty jade. The boy's hair is like a hairpin on the top of the head, the head is wide and wide, the facial features are concentrated, the eyes are semi-circular, the squatting eyebrows, the lips are very small, wearing a short jacket or a small vest, the image is dynamic exaggeration, more Showing a sense of joy, playing or playing, or walking and dancing, the most common gesture is to hold the lotus leaf, the image is vivid and humorous, and it is the classic of the Song Dynasty jade.

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