Period:Qing dynasty Production date:16thC-18thC (circa)
Materials:jade
Technique:carved, incised,
Dimensions:Height: 14.30 centimetres Width: 10 centimetres
Description:
Archaistic ceremonial jade ring. Imitation of an earlier piece: disc (‘bi’) and small ‘gui’ sceptre combined.
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![图片[1]-ring; bi BM-1947-0712.495-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Qin dynasty/Jades/mid_00298442_001.jpg)
![图片[2]-ring; bi BM-1947-0712.495-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Qin dynasty/Jades/mid_00308033_001.jpg)
![图片[3]-ring; bi BM-1947-0712.495-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Qin dynasty/Jades/mid_00504715_003.jpg)
Comments:Rawson 1992:Up to the Qing dynasty, more or less exact replicas of a much wider range of ancient jades were made for scholars and collectors-connoisseurs. Some jade forms were also revived for use in court ceremony: princes and officials carried sceptres based upon shapes they believed to be Han or earlier. Many of them wre probably made to deceive. However, seen in the light of today’s excavations, such jades are relatively easy to distinguish from their ancient models: they are heavier, more colourful and more ornate than ancient pieces. See also BM 1885.1227.92, BM 1973.0726.137 and BM 1947.0712.449. Rawson 1995:Various forms of ornamental sceptre, such as this one, were based upon researches on the ‘Zhou Li’. Although no combination of disc and pointed sceptre had existed before, the attempt at the combination and the careful rendering of the surface ornament indicate a concern, if displaced, for historical accuracy.
Materials:jade
Technique:carved, incised,
Dimensions:Height: 14.30 centimetres Width: 10 centimetres
Description:
Archaistic ceremonial jade ring. Imitation of an earlier piece: disc (‘bi’) and small ‘gui’ sceptre combined.
IMG
Comments:Rawson 1992:Up to the Qing dynasty, more or less exact replicas of a much wider range of ancient jades were made for scholars and collectors-connoisseurs. Some jade forms were also revived for use in court ceremony: princes and officials carried sceptres based upon shapes they believed to be Han or earlier. Many of them wre probably made to deceive. However, seen in the light of today’s excavations, such jades are relatively easy to distinguish from their ancient models: they are heavier, more colourful and more ornate than ancient pieces. See also BM 1885.1227.92, BM 1973.0726.137 and BM 1947.0712.449. Rawson 1995:Various forms of ornamental sceptre, such as this one, were based upon researches on the ‘Zhou Li’. Although no combination of disc and pointed sceptre had existed before, the attempt at the combination and the careful rendering of the surface ornament indicate a concern, if displaced, for historical accuracy.
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