Period:Unknown Production date:BC3500 (circa (probably))
Materials:jade
Technique:polished, ground,
Dimensions:Length: 2.90 inches Width: 5.20 centimetres
Description:
Fragment of a notched jade. Made of jade (green).
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![图片[1]-plaque BM-1952-1029.22-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Unknown/Jades/mid_00298377_001.jpg)
Comments:Rawson 1995:Another and dramatic change was made to the notched disc type in the late Neolithic period: on some examples small teeth were carved to alternate with the larger and deeper notches. A paradigm of this category is seen in a piece excavated from Shandong Teng xian Lizhuang. These smaller notches create a considerably different profile from that of the earlier rings, and their appearance on discs probably coincided with the addition of notches to other items, especially axes and large knife-shaped ceremonial blades. The sources of the notches may have been the fragments of Hongshan notched jades that survived into much later periods, such as this piece or BM 1937.0416.54. Such fragments could have provided the stimulus for new ideas, whereas complete pieces would have been attractive to copy in their entirety. In fact fragments that may have been the remains of Hongshan pieces have been found at Shandong Jiao xian Sanlihe, where the complete notched ornaments were also found. The reason for adding notches to late Neolithic jades was almost certainly not an attempt to recreate Hongshan shapes. The notches were obviously intended to add visual emphasis and possibly social significance to the most valued jades of the time. If such Hongshan fragments as may have survived were recognised as belonging to a different period, the incorporation of Hongshan-type notches into later jade types may have constituted a deliberate reference to the past.
Materials:jade
Technique:polished, ground,
Dimensions:Length: 2.90 inches Width: 5.20 centimetres
Description:
Fragment of a notched jade. Made of jade (green).
IMG
Comments:Rawson 1995:Another and dramatic change was made to the notched disc type in the late Neolithic period: on some examples small teeth were carved to alternate with the larger and deeper notches. A paradigm of this category is seen in a piece excavated from Shandong Teng xian Lizhuang. These smaller notches create a considerably different profile from that of the earlier rings, and their appearance on discs probably coincided with the addition of notches to other items, especially axes and large knife-shaped ceremonial blades. The sources of the notches may have been the fragments of Hongshan notched jades that survived into much later periods, such as this piece or BM 1937.0416.54. Such fragments could have provided the stimulus for new ideas, whereas complete pieces would have been attractive to copy in their entirety. In fact fragments that may have been the remains of Hongshan pieces have been found at Shandong Jiao xian Sanlihe, where the complete notched ornaments were also found. The reason for adding notches to late Neolithic jades was almost certainly not an attempt to recreate Hongshan shapes. The notches were obviously intended to add visual emphasis and possibly social significance to the most valued jades of the time. If such Hongshan fragments as may have survived were recognised as belonging to a different period, the incorporation of Hongshan-type notches into later jade types may have constituted a deliberate reference to the past.
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