Jade animal face with bird pattern

[Jade animal face bird pattern decoration]

20.8 cm in length, 8.3 cm in width and 0.6 cm in height
yellow-brown jade material, with local traces of blackening after fire. The body is semi-circular and flat, with two small holes at the upper end. The front and back sides of the jade huang are carved with continuous convoluted brocade. The front center is embossed with animal face patterns, with large eye circles, square nose, large mouth slightly open, and geometric fangs in the mouth. There is a bird pattern on both ends of the Huang, which is side shaped. The eyes and nose are exaggerated and slightly distorted. Both animal and bird patterns are decorated with convoluted patterns
This jade pendant is attached with a piece of homomorphic nanmu board, which is engraved with the seven-character poem of Emperor Qianlong. From the poem, it can be seen that it was unearthed at the latest in the reign of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty and entered the palace of the Qing Dynasty
This jade pendant has been cooked and has thick paste. Its shape and decoration are similar to that of a jade pendant unearthed from Tomb 23 of the Liangzhu Culture Anti-Shan Site in Zhejiang Province, which can be proved to be the jade of Liangzhu Culture


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