D22 A Pair of Looking Back Jade Deer When Running

D22 A Pair of Looking Back Jade Deer When Running (Western Zhou Dynasty)

(1) Height: 4.00cm, width: 7.65cm; (2) Height: 4.20cm, width: 8.20cm

This pair of round carved jade deer are both gray and white, which are seriously eroded, so the jade quality is indistinguishable; when two jade deer are running, looking back, this is the care of each other in running, which is the embodiment of endless care, and also the Reindeer's quality. The ancients loved deer. When carving jade deer, they liked to look back. Maybe they could appreciate the caring side of reindeer.            

This pair of plain body carvings is simple, naive and lovely. This pair of jade deer has no horn (a jade deer without horn but with tattoos on the whole body was also unearthed in Fuhao Tomb of yin and Shang Dynasties). This pair of jade deer is plain and plain, with ears like rabbit ears, hooves and short tail, which shows that the Western Zhou Dynasty movable round carving has begun to evolve into a more realistic work.            

On the other hand, from the Western Zhou Dynasty to the Warring States period, there were some extra large points of differentiation in Yulu. Modern sculptors are good at finding the characteristics of animals and exaggerating them. For example, deer is a case in point. They think that Yulu's points are too large and different, which is more beautiful.            

However, there are more Zhiguan (antlers in the shape of Ganoderma lucidum) looking back at the "Qiushan jade" from the Song Dynasty to the Liao and Jin Dynasties, which is well-known as the favorite jade carving of the Royal rulers of the Liao and Jin Dynasties.            

This pair of jade deer is simple and ancient, with a wearable neck. It's a rare jade deer Pei ornament in the Western Zhou Dynasty. It's precious!