Jade Kui pattern chevron shaped pendant

[Jade Kui Pattern Kui Shaped Pendant]

Jade Kui Pattern Kui Shaped Pendant, Han Dynasty, 12.3 cm long and 3.6 cm wide. The old collection of the Qing Palace
The jade is dark white, flaky, and curved, with a smaller radian than the Huang, a sharp edge on the top, and an openwork Kui pattern on the outside. This article should be the representative work of the jade carving of the Eastern Han Dynasty. The aperture in the middle is very small, and the openwork decoration outside is a non-animal-shaped pattern evolved from the Kui Feng pattern
At present, the known early jade is a work of the Shang Dynasty. Its shape is tubular, with animal face patterns on the outside, and a horizontal groove. The work has the function of clasping the bow with the fingers, and also has the decorative function of wearing it on the body. During the Warring States Period, the jade became shorter, with a tenon on the outside, and became a pure jade pendant. At this time, there were also pieces of ring-shaped works. In the Western Han Dynasty, the jade carving was developed into a piece of openwork, with increasingly complex patterns and animal-shaped decorations on it. In the Eastern Han Dynasty, it also evolved into an openwork long strip pendant.