Jade bi disc with paired-chi-tigers and embossment pattern, Southern Song dynasty, 1127-1279 C.E.-China Archive

Image Number: K1C001259N000000000PAB
Dynasty: Southern Song dynasty
Category: Jades
Function: Clothing and accessories
Material: Minerals/Jade Jewelry/Jade
Description:
Coarse grey jade with grey black spots and cracks. In proportion, the middle hole is larger, and there is no narrow flange carved on the edge of the hole and the edge of the wall on the front, only two dragon tigers opposite to each other are embossed. The basic shape is similar to the dragon tiger pattern on the jade wall unearthed from the tomb of Zheng Jidao, but it is relatively extensive. The head is carved into a frontal image viewed from above, and the outline of the face is similar to a triangle. The ears roll upward and inward, and there are large bunches of hair and hyena lines at the back of the brain. The limbs are twisted stiffly, and the claws are carved carelessly. On the other side, the hole edge and the wall edge are carved with a ring of convex narrow edges, the wall surface is carved with grid lines, and then the milk Ding pattern is carved in the diagonal grid. Similar milk Ding patterns can be seen on the blue jade cloud patterns of the Southern Song Dynasty unearthed from the Xilin Pagoda in Songjiang District, Shanghai.