Period:Unknown Production date:4700BC-2900BC
Materials:jade
Technique:incised
Subjects:bird
Dimensions:Height: 4.20 centimetres Width: 5.10 centimetres
Description:
Bird of semi-translucent yellow jade with brown veining and inclusions with a soft polish.
IMG
![图片[1]-figure BM-2022-3034.47-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Unknown/Jades/525_.jpg)
Comments:The stylized bird in flight with upturned head and outstretched wings slopes to a flattened tail which has finely incised details. On the irregular underside below the head are two diagonal perforations forming a channel. Neolithic – Hongshan. See Rawson 1995, p.117, cat.no.1.5. See Min Chiu 1990. Worn over time into a rounded form, this bird has bowed, outstretched wings below a small flattened head. A raised breast protrudes slightly above the level of the wings, two horizontal grooves marking the division from the small vertical tail. On the tail is a small triangular area decorated with cross-hatching. Vertical grooves on the wings have been smoothed down by wear, and on the back, uneven cutting is also completely smoothed down. A biconical hole is slightly off-centre. Birds are one of the principal categories of Hongshan pendant. Similar examples have been found at Hutougou in Fuxin, Liaoning province. Birds of a slightly different character, with wing feathers marked with fine ridges, have come from less securely provenanced finds at Balinyouqi in Inner Mongolia. These small and evocative animal-shaped pendants are quite different in character from the much more substantial hoof-shaped ornaments, coiled dragons and cloud pendants that consumed much greater resources of material and labour.
Materials:jade
Technique:incised
Subjects:bird
Dimensions:Height: 4.20 centimetres Width: 5.10 centimetres
Description:
Bird of semi-translucent yellow jade with brown veining and inclusions with a soft polish.
IMG
Comments:The stylized bird in flight with upturned head and outstretched wings slopes to a flattened tail which has finely incised details. On the irregular underside below the head are two diagonal perforations forming a channel. Neolithic – Hongshan. See Rawson 1995, p.117, cat.no.1.5. See Min Chiu 1990. Worn over time into a rounded form, this bird has bowed, outstretched wings below a small flattened head. A raised breast protrudes slightly above the level of the wings, two horizontal grooves marking the division from the small vertical tail. On the tail is a small triangular area decorated with cross-hatching. Vertical grooves on the wings have been smoothed down by wear, and on the back, uneven cutting is also completely smoothed down. A biconical hole is slightly off-centre. Birds are one of the principal categories of Hongshan pendant. Similar examples have been found at Hutougou in Fuxin, Liaoning province. Birds of a slightly different character, with wing feathers marked with fine ridges, have come from less securely provenanced finds at Balinyouqi in Inner Mongolia. These small and evocative animal-shaped pendants are quite different in character from the much more substantial hoof-shaped ornaments, coiled dragons and cloud pendants that consumed much greater resources of material and labour.
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