Spring and Autumn Period
£¨770-476B.C.£©Unearthed at Xichuan, Henan
Length: 14.6cm
Width: 4.4cm
The tiger-shaped jade has the exquisite designs. The designs are carved by applying lines in intaglio.
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Sapphire
tiger-shaped pei-pendant Spring and Autumn Period £¨770-476B.C.£©Unearthed at Xichuan, Henan Length: 14.6cm Width: 4.4cm |
| Jade pei-pendant is a kind of ornamental jade articles. The Chinese
often associate the special qualities of jade with man's virtues. Wearing ornamental jade
articles symbolizes one's purity, lofty morality and virtues. Just as the saying put it, ¡°A gentleman would never take the jade
ornament off his body without due reason.¡± The tiger-shaped jade has the exquisite designs. The designs are carved by applying lines in intaglio. |
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