D16 Four Jade "Shanzhen" (mountain weight)

D16 Four Jade "Shanzhen" (mountain weight)

The Four Jade "Shanzhens” are the treasure of the ancient royal family. It is a symbol of monarchy and royal power. The carved mountains at the top of the Jade "Shanzhens” mean the rivers and the mountains. It is an expression of land and country, the extreme dignity. Its great atmosphere shows its reverence. According to ancient documents, people who decorate four mountains are used by emperors to worship the heaven and earth, holding ceremonies in the ancestral temples and coronation .

Four Mountains: Refers to hold down the four famous mountains , which means the stability of the four corners of the country. For example, in ancient books, when they talking about the Zhengui (Jade Tablet) that held by the Emperors of Zhou Dynasty, they were often discussed together with the mountain form.

These records are still recognized even at the beginning of the Republic of China. For example, Chen Danian, a famous scholar at the beginning of the Republic of China, said: "The righteousness of Zhengui is not only in the stability of the Quartet, but also in the stability of the so-called" Fanzhen (feudal lords) and Shanzhen (mountain weight). " The shape of the mountain has been expressed with great dignity ... showing its status of dignity. "This is a sympathetic view " Shanzhen (mountain weight) "by famous scholars.

These four jade "Shanzhens (mountain weights)" are decorated with solemn patterns, which are magnificent and vigorous. It means that the whole world is no more than a land of kings, but also a symbol of the dignity and power of kings. It is a kind of ritual instrument, which is necessary for emperors to worship heaven and earth, holding ceremonies in the ancestral temples and religious activities. At the same time, it also announced the theological view of "heaven and earth are equal" in the Shang and Zhou dynasties.

The four jade "Shanzhens (mountain weights)" are red and yellow Hetain jade (colors are all slightly different), they are all warm and dense . Their fine light content, beautiful color, bright and smooth, showing the mysterious beauty from the colorful and ancient colors. . The shape design is novel and unique: the mountain shape is full, the arc is beautiful, the circle is free, the curve is round, the pattern is symmetrical and rigorous, the decoration is well-proportioned, the carving is neat and meticulous, and the knife carving method is perfect. The central bird and beast, the sculpture is flexible, vivid and vivid, but extremely delicate and very beautiful.

The guardian beasts at the two ends of the jade "Shanzhens (mountain weights)": they are all magnificent, look forward to the potential, are extremely powerful, full of charm, and lifelike, their solemn and majestic reflect each other, and they contain a very broad Chinese cultural spirit, which is showing ancient Chinese art Typical works in the quiet! And has a strict structural beauty and artistic beauty! It is a splendid art treasure of human beings, and it is a precious heritage of the great ancient culture that is rare in history!