Appreciation of the jade unearthed from the tomb of yingguo

Yang aimin, Henan Province

The yingguo cemetery in Pingdingshan is located in the north of xuezhuang Township, Xinhua District, Pingdingshan City, Henan Province? Village? On Yangling .? The southern part of Yangling is the East Dike of yinghe, a tributary of the shahe River. The southern part is near the baiguishan reservoir. There are more than 500 tombs at yingguo cemetery, including more than 80 tombs in two weeks. This article describes the exquisite jade unearthed from the early tombs in the Western Zhou Dynasty as follows for your appreciation:

Figure 1

Handle shape (figure 1) 11.2 cm long, the maximum width of the handle is 2.2 cm, and the maximum thickness is 0.5 cm. Qingyu. Light ice blue, with yellow and white moguo spots on the yunyun block, its end is about 2 cm of the length is light gray brown. Translucent. The handle ends are flat, and the inside of the handle is bundled; the end is slightly narrow, and there is a single side blunt blade. The middle section is the thickest, and the two ends are thin. The handling end is worn out with a thin blade on both sides. Therefore, the handle can also be used as the end.

Figure 2

Bi-pei (Figure 2) is 4.2 cm in diameter and 0.23 cm in thick. Qingyu, Light ice blue, sporadic brown granular spots, and yellow and white lines. Translucent. Circle. One side of the edge is worn out of an oblique plane, and the other side is smooth, with a single side drilled into a small perforation in the center.

Figure 3

Fengbird-shaped yupei (Figure 3) is 5.9 cm long, 4 cm tall, and 0.32 cm thick. Qingyu. Deep ice blue slightly Pan light brown, one side of a little yellow white Qin spots. Translucent. The lying bird raised its head, the eye was large, and its head was down on the back. The front of the giant beam was flat, and its legs were flushed to the ground. Its claw ends stretched to the chest, its wings tilted upwards, and its tail fell down to the ground, such as fish tails. The patterns on the front and back are the same. There is a perforation in the chest and can be worn with ropes.

Figure 4

Long, fish-shaped Jasper (figure 4) with a length of 7.3 cm and a thickness of 0.4 cm. Jasper. Green, with sporadic yellow, white, and blue spots. The Jade is delicate and translucent. The color, shape, size, and pattern are basically the same, and the unique thickness is different. Slim bar. The mouth is wide and flat, and the eyes are round. The back fin and the abdominal fin are represented by a group of parallel thin Yin lines, pointed on the oblique tip. The upper and lower edges and the head of the fish body are thinner. The fish body is thick and the back is worn out with a sharp edge.

Figure 5

Wide bow back yupei (figure 5) 8.5 cm long, 3.1 cm wide, 0.3 cm thick. Qingyu, ice blue, translucent. The fish body is wide, the head is fat, the whole is slightly curved, the back of the fish is worn out dual-sided acute edge. Near circular fish eyes are engraved with oblique knives; a group of back fin and a group of abdominal fin are represented in a very small group of Yin engraved parallel lines; the fish head ends are flattened and slightly out, and a small open-mouth is carved in the middle, to show the fish's mouth; the tail is a oblique side, and the upper and lower tip are all outward, a small open mouth is carved in the middle to show the Fish Fin. There is a small circular perforation in the middle of the fish's kiss and back to facilitate the delivery. There is an oblique and small groove in the lower bottom of the tail, and its intention is unclear.

Figure 6

The arc blade handle shape (figure 6) is 15.2 cm long, 1.4 cm wide, and 0.85 cm thick. Unearthed from the host's chest. Qingyu, Light ice blue, mostly with light soil ** and yellow white mock. Translucent. The body is thick and long. Inside the handle, the handle end is flattened; the end is slightly narrow, arc-shaped, and a dual-sided acute edge is obtained.

Figure 7

Birds? (Figure 7) the length is 6.3 cm, the width is 1.2 cm, and the thickness is 0.4 cm. Qingyu. The lower part is green and black because it is full of charcoal-like strip, and the upper part has a sharp edge, which is light green beans. The whole device is beautifully carved, painted by the brick chimney, http://www.66gk?com/product-176.html#, and the display is exactly the same. Delicate and smooth, translucent. It looks like a bird on one side. The bird's beam is small, and there is a minister under the head. The back is carved into teeth to indicate the wings and tail of the bird, and the abdomen is smooth, and it looks very long. The bird's abdomen is worn out with a dual-sided sharp edge. The bird's foot end is worn in a circle for the accessories.

Figure 8

Flat-blade-shaped pig-shaped Jade grip (figure 8) is 6.6 cm long, the handle side is 1.2 cm wide, and the body is 0.55 cm thick. Qingyu. A little pale ice blue, because of the Bone white, slightly pale. Fine and transparent. Thin and long bars. The handle is wide, slightly inner bundle, and the upper and lower columns are engraved. The middle part is highlighted for two weeks. The end is narrow and thick, and there are traces of friction. The two sides of the handle form a flat sharp edge and each side forms a small gap. The body is engraved into a group of spiral and oblique parallel lines.

Figure 9

Double-angle-shaped master-shaped Jade grip (figure 9) 12 cm long, 1.5 cm wide, 0.87 cm thick. White Jade. Green and White, the color is invisible and the color is * Blue. There are two milky white small granular points in band distribution. The Jade is delicate, gentle, and transparent. The whole is like a flat square tube. The Shank is thin and slightly inner bundle; the end is narrow and thick, and the four sides are horizontally carved out for a week of thin Yin line, and the dual-angle is cut out. It should be of double-angle type. From the top of the handle to the end of a hole, perforation for both ends of the drill.

Editor: Wei

Appreciation of the jade unearthed from the tomb of yingguo