Period:Shang dynasty Production date:15thC BC-10thC BC
Materials:jade, cinnabar (traces),
Technique:incised
Subjects:mammal (rabbit)
Dimensions:Height: 1.80 centimetres Length: 3.75 centimetres
Description:
Rabbit bead of pale green translucent jade with slight decomposition, earth encrustation and traces of cinnabar.
IMG
![图片[1]-bead BM-2022-3034.121-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Shang dynasty/Jades/65_.jpg)
Comments:This rounded crouching rabbit is incised showing circular eyes, snout, mouth, laid-back ears, haunches, paws and horizontal upturned tail. There is one perforation through the length of the body and another pierced through one side of the rabbit. Late Shang. See also no.67 [2014,AsiaLoan,1.121]. See Rawson 1995, p.230, cat.no.12.36, Loo 1950, and Ip Yee 1983. (This and 67 [2014,AsiaLoan,1.121] together): The two beads are carved as crouching rabbits, with ears flattened back against their heads, and incised round eyes. They are decorated with incised lines in a meander pattern based on ritual vessel design. There is one perforation through the length of each body and another through one side of one rabbit. Pendants or beads in the shape of three-dimensional animals embellished with relief or intaglio lines are typical of the Shang rather than the Western Zhou. Fu Hao’s tomb contains many such three-dimensional examples, although no hare or rabbit. The hare in her tomb is flat.
Materials:jade, cinnabar (traces),
Technique:incised
Subjects:mammal (rabbit)
Dimensions:Height: 1.80 centimetres Length: 3.75 centimetres
Description:
Rabbit bead of pale green translucent jade with slight decomposition, earth encrustation and traces of cinnabar.
IMG
Comments:This rounded crouching rabbit is incised showing circular eyes, snout, mouth, laid-back ears, haunches, paws and horizontal upturned tail. There is one perforation through the length of the body and another pierced through one side of the rabbit. Late Shang. See also no.67 [2014,AsiaLoan,1.121]. See Rawson 1995, p.230, cat.no.12.36, Loo 1950, and Ip Yee 1983. (This and 67 [2014,AsiaLoan,1.121] together): The two beads are carved as crouching rabbits, with ears flattened back against their heads, and incised round eyes. They are decorated with incised lines in a meander pattern based on ritual vessel design. There is one perforation through the length of each body and another through one side of one rabbit. Pendants or beads in the shape of three-dimensional animals embellished with relief or intaglio lines are typical of the Shang rather than the Western Zhou. Fu Hao’s tomb contains many such three-dimensional examples, although no hare or rabbit. The hare in her tomb is flat.
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