#Cicadas carved in #Jade originally used as tokens of immortality to be buried with the dead but also used for jewellery in China.
A Gwailo's View of Han Zi ! A Blog featuring my experiments with Han Zi and digital typographic art and articles on Chinese derived characters. Also some articles on Chinese characters in general and their use of multiple Asian languages.
Showing posts with label jade. Show all posts
Showing posts with label jade. Show all posts
Wednesday, 29 November 2017
Jade cicadas
#Cicadas carved in #Jade originally used as tokens of immortality to be buried with the dead but also used for jewellery in China.
Friday, 26 April 2013
Chinese Ritual Bronzes Series Two - JIA Images
Two Images of JIA type vessels
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Shang Dynasty Bronze |
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View from above of a similar vessel |
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Qing Dynasty Copy in Jade of a Shang Bronze |
Monday, 19 March 2012
IMPERIOUS REX!
IMPERIAL ROYAL okay not a fictional Atlantean prince but rather the character for white over the character read as jade or ruler.
White jade was regarded as fit for kings emperors and royalty and not just by the Chinese.
Artisans associated with the Indian Mughal court created some very beautiful white jadeite vessel and other objects.
China's royalty valued necklaces of beads of white jade.
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