It's impossible to draws a sharp line between cultures - numerous transitional jades exist. The 3rd figure is very interesting, but the images are low resolution, & clothing details can't really be seen. This becomes important - sericulture is known from the Neolithic, but silk clothing or sashes have not survived. Large Bi or smaller jades with central holes might have been both of practical & spiritual use - thus any representational art becomes of major importance.
Thanks for the informative video. Do you know any online resources or books that summarise the mythological figures and beasts commonly found in Chinese works of art?
The band across the head of the Shijiahe Culture piece appears to be decorated with a series of X. I won't comment further on TH-cam, due to the lack of Intellectual Property Rights protection, but many of these motifs are more important than just geometric decoration.
Are you sure of the provenance of, & age for the 4th figure? It is highly atypical of the Hongshan Culture. Many variations of the 5th figure are known - they are often referred to as a sun god, but this is clearly too generic. I own a stunning example, sculpted from a white jade "skin", but with green visible beneath. Have you read Kako Crisci's books? She is an advanced jade scholar, and a lovely person!
glad you liked! there are also some rly cute animal ones that I didn't include in this vid, like this one: www.dpm.org.cn/collection/jade/234379.html :')
You certainly packed a lot of information into a short video. Using a tape measure when talking about the size of the figures was a very nice touch.
thanks so much for the encouragement; im glad you enjoyed it!
It's impossible to draws a sharp line between cultures - numerous transitional jades exist. The 3rd figure is very interesting, but the images are low resolution, & clothing details can't really be seen. This becomes important - sericulture is known from the Neolithic, but silk clothing or sashes have not survived. Large Bi or smaller jades with central holes might have been both of practical & spiritual use - thus any representational art becomes of major importance.
Excellent video, thanks you!
Thanks for the informative video. Do you know any online resources or books that summarise the mythological figures and beasts commonly found in Chinese works of art?
the second figure has so much bilateral symmetry, in 3 D. working with difficult tools on a hard medium, wow, so intriguing
The band across the head of the Shijiahe Culture piece appears to be decorated with a series of X. I won't comment further on TH-cam, due to the lack of Intellectual Property Rights protection, but many of these motifs are more important than just geometric decoration.
Excellent informative video and you are very pretty. Will
thanks so much for the encouragement and i'm glad you liked the video! :)
Are you sure of the provenance of, & age for the 4th figure? It is highly atypical of the Hongshan Culture. Many variations of the 5th figure are known - they are often referred to as a sun god, but this is clearly too generic. I own a stunning example, sculpted from a white jade "skin", but with green visible beneath. Have you read Kako Crisci's books? She is an advanced jade scholar, and a lovely person!
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the last one is cute
glad you liked! there are also some rly cute animal ones that I didn't include in this vid, like this one: www.dpm.org.cn/collection/jade/234379.html
:')