Welcome the Year of the Dog, said the jade dog. Since ancient times, there is no shortage of dogs in the noble jade. In ancient jade, although the image of the dog is not much, it is not big, but it provides physical evidence for our cognitive history.
The earliest use of jade by mankind was the age of worship in the primitive society. The jade carvings into jade, jade, jade, jade, jade, and suzaku sacrificed the heavens and the earth. In that era, although the dog has been domesticated, it has become a helper for human hunting and housekeeping, but it is not elegant. The jade of this era was mainly used to worship the gods, so it was called the era of witches.
During the Shang and Zhou Dynasties, jade articles were exclusively used by the Royal Family. At this time, in addition to the use of rituals and ceremonial furnishings, the jade is also used to decorate the clothing to express the identity and status of the jade owner. For example, Yuhuan, Yuhuan, Yuzhu, Yuhu, Yuxi, Yutu, etc., the image of the jade dog is rare, and only a piece of jade-like jade ornament was unearthed in the tomb of Yinxu Women’s Tomb in Shang Dynasty. This jade may be a decoration hanging on the garment. The thick lines on the jade piece outline the image of the dog. This jade dog piece is probably the earliest jade dog in China.
Dog-shaped jade appears more often, after the Han and Tang Dynasties. First, the Peiyu in the Han Dynasty became more and more, and the dog image appeared. Since the Tang Dynasty, jade articles are no longer unique to the royal family, and gradually move toward the private sector. Jade objects showed a large number of folk customs and folk culture at that time. The image of the jade dog also appeared in large numbers. A round sculpture of the Tang Dynasty jade dog in the British Museum is a squat, with a natural relaxation. There is a collar with a bell hanging under it, like a domesticated dog. After the Song Dynasty, jade objects showed more scenes of folk life; the image of the dog was also colorful, and the shape was not only flaky, undulating, but also circular sculptures of specific life scenes. The collection of the lion's eagle dog in the Capital Museum, although there is no momentum of Su Shi's "Left-Yellow, Right-Qing Cang, Jin-Cap, and Thousand-Ping Ping Gang", this piece of jade is the eagle dog. The display of the picture of life. In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the image of the dog entered the study room of the literati, was carved into a paperweight, and became a practical instrument on the literati book. On the books and cabinets of the giants, the jade dog or sitting or lying has become a common furnishings. During this period, the image of the jade dog also entered the palace and became the court furnishings and collectibles. During this period, the jade dog has already entered the room.
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