Qingyulong

[Green Jade Dragon]

Green Jade Dragon, Warring States Period, 16.4 cm long, 16.2 cm wide, 11 cm wide, 11.2 cm thick
The jade color is green, containing brown, black spots and flocculent spots. Make a flat dragon shape, the body of the dragon is curved, and the outline is outlined by the negative line. The surface is embossed with grain patterns. A hole is drilled in the dragon body for tying
During the two weeks, with the formation and development of the concept of jade, jade used in the ritual system achieved unprecedented development. Therefore, jade wares have evolved from the ritual tools for primitive religious activities, sacrificial and sacrificial tools for the ancestors of gods, to the group ornaments with specific connotation and relatively fixed combination form, which are characterized by step speed and distinguished from inferiority. Its length, complexity and simplicity of structure, quality of jade and rough and refined grinding are often related to the user’s identity. Although the shape and structure of the pendant are different in different historical periods, it is mostly made of jade pieces of various shapes or beads of other materials, which are connected and combined. These jade group pendants worn during their lifetime are usually of fine quality and craftsmanship
In ancient China, jade was considered to have the function of protecting the immortality of the dead, so jade articles were often buried in tombs. These jade articles can usually be divided into two categories: one is used before death and buried after death, which is called burial jade; One is specially made for mortuary, called mortuary jade. This is a typical jade dragon shaped pendant in the Warring States Period, but the material is not precise and rough. It should be a part of the jade pendant made by comparing with the jade pendant before death and used for burial. It belongs to the funeral jade. Similar green jade dragons are still found in tombs of the Western Han Dynasty