Jade dragon shape [0114]

[Jade dragon shape [0114]

Jade dragon shape [0114], Shang, height 2.3 cm, length 6.5 cm, width 2.5 cm
[0114] (Yinle) is made of sapphire, white and cylindrical, with different thickness at both ends. The surface is decorated with dragon patterns, which are characterized by the word “minister” and are decorated with heavy ring patterns, scale patterns, etc
The jade dragon in the Shang Dynasty can be divided into three periods according to the change of longan: early, middle and late. The early longan is square or rhombic, and the middle and late longan is “minister” shaped. The double ring pattern and scale pattern did not appear on the bronze until the middle and late Western Zhou Dynasty, so the two patterns on this article are of great significance for the comparative study of the decorative patterns of jade and bronze