Jade Tianji Zun

[Jade Tianji statue]

Jade Tianji statue, clear, 21 cm high
The Tianji statue is made of a whole piece of sapphire, and the jade is yellow in some parts. Tianji stands upright with its head raised, its wings close to its side, its long tail curls and hangs to the ground, and its long whiskers on the edge of its beak are elegant. Carrying a square mouth statue, the neck of the statue is decorated with banana leaf patterns, and the abdomen is decorated with animal face patterns. Although these are common patterns of Shang and Zhou bronzes, the forms of expression on these bronzes have broken away from the ancient method, which is a new creation
The carving of the feather of the Tianji shows its elegance, and the knife technique is rough and simple, which is a masterpiece of jade in the Qing Dynasty.