Lu Dalin's Archaeological Map in the Song Dynasty, Zhu Derun's Ancient Jade Map in the Yuan Dynasty, Cao Zhao's Theory of Gegu in the Ming Dynasty and Wu Da's Textual Research on Ancient Jade in the Qing Dynasty are all works on the collection and research of ancient jade.
The ancient gentleman didn't go away for no reason, and the gentleman was indifferent to jade Peter. The moist color of jade symbolizes kindness, the hard texture symbolizes wisdom, and the harmless edges and corners indicate fairness and justice.
Folk believe that jade can protect the body from evil spirits and represent righteousness and spirituality. For ancient jade, it can be collected according to the standards of fine workmanship, high quality, smart color and strange shape.
Generally speaking, the identification of new jade depends on the authenticity of the jade material, the quality of the texture and the fineness of the carver; The identification of old jade should identify the production age, historical function and the identity of the possessor of jade.
Generally speaking, ancient jade knives are exquisite and simple in decoration. Appreciation of ancient jade should pay more attention to its cultural connotation and historical value.
The Chinese nation has a long history of loving, respecting and worshiping jade. From ancient ancestors to modern times, people have a special liking for jade. In China, there are a number of representative artifacts with great characteristics of the times and historical research value in each period, including ancient pottery in Xia Dynasty, bronzes in Shang and Zhou Dynasties, lacquerware in Zhan and Han Dynasties, gold and silver wares in Sui and Tang Dynasties, porcelain in Song, Ming and Qing Dynasties, etc.
Although these artifacts dominate in the long history, none of them can last as long as jade, and they are loved by the people, which is incomparable to any other country or region in the world.
Kunlun Mountain is the source of Long Mai.
The Chinese jade culture with Hetian jade as the highest level has entered the royal treasure house of the Central Plains at the latest in Shang Dynasty. The Kunlun Mountain, to which Hetian jade belongs, is recognized by the geomantic circles as the ancestor of all mountains in the world and the source of Long Mai in Greater China.
There is a saying in the famous geomantic classic "Long Yao Shu" in the Tang Dynasty: "Xu Mi is the bone of heaven and earth, and Zhong Zhen heaven and earth are giants. Such as a man's back, Xiang Liang gave birth to a quadruped dragon. " According to textual research, Xu Mi here is Kunlun Mountain. And the so-called Long Mai, that is, the transmission pipeline of heaven and earth energy.
Jade comes out from this, absorbs the essence of heaven and earth, and is condensed by life energy. Therefore, in Zhouyi Shuo Guazhuan, the dry hexagrams of Eight Diagrams correspond to jade, and the six dry hexagrams are all Yang, which is the image of pure Yang.
At the same time, many ancient myths in China are related to Kunlun Mountain: Yaochi of the Queen Mother of the West, Yuxu Palace of the Buddha Dojo in the early Yuan Dynasty, the capital of the Imperial Capital, and various fairy palace beasts.
And the above, no matter the name or the plot, are often inextricably linked with jade. Therefore, for thousands of years, jade has been regarded as beautiful and auspicious in the eyes of China people.
Jade has been a symbol of rank for thousands of years.
In the past, jade articles were all in the form of sacrifice, sunbathing, climbing to heaven and psychic instruments. Spiritual communication is a privilege, and this privilege must be monopolized. As a result, jade has become the privilege and "just need" of princes and princes, that is, the so-called "ancient gentlemen must wear jade" in the Book of Rites Jade Algae, "gentlemen are unreasonable, and jade does not go."
Before the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, jade was forbidden to be bought and sold. Even if it can be bought and sold in the future, ordinary people still can't afford it. After the Han and Tang Dynasties, although the overall utensils were civilized and secularized, the characteristics of jade as a symbol of rank did not waver.
In the costume system of past dynasties, jade is often higher than gold. In Zuo Zhuan, Zhao Gong recorded Zi Chan's conversation with Zhao for seven years, in which he mentioned: "If you use more refined materials, your soul will be strong, so you will be refined and cool." Essence, in the final analysis, is the energy of life, and the carrier of essence, according to Guoyu, is jade and silk.
After ten thousand years, only jade and gold are immortal!
The concept that jade is refined first has been further developed in Taoist immortal thought and alchemy since the Han Dynasty War. Eating jade scraps can make you live forever. No matter the place name, the name of god or the utensils, there are jade everywhere.
Taoism believes that a person will not die if he has yang, and the permanence of jade itself explains the method of picking yang. Jade is the medium leading to eternity, the method of being born from death and the immortal trust of the soul.
Although we can't know where the soul of Taoist aristocrats who advocate diet like Ge Hong will eventually return, at least the current archaeological findings do prove that only jade and gold can exist for 10 thousand years-what a vigorous life energy!
The highest player in ancient jade-Emperor Qianlong
From ancient times to the present, those who get ancient jade are blessed. For example, Zhou Wuwang first gave Xia Houshi's jade to relatives. Later, in the Song, Ming and Qing Dynasties, ancient treasures began to be popular. From kings to dignitaries, ancient treasures were regarded as treasures. The highest player was Lord Qianlong, who gave a base to high-grade ancient jade such as Qijia culture and carved poems. Seeing the situation of this "old man in Shiquan" in his later years, he was obviously greatly blessed.
As for the private collectors who play with ancient jade in modern times, they are internationally famous, such as sackler and An Siyuan, and they have never seen anything except wealth and glory. I have never heard of anyone who has met with bad luck.
According to some domestic collectors who don't want to show their faces, ancient jade is spiritual. Once, it was a disaster. Think about what symbols these thousand-year-old ghosts and gods have worn, and you will know how to choose a new owner in this life and continue to exercise the function of seeking good fortune and avoiding evil.