E52 Beast-Faced Jade Pendant

E52 Beast-Faced Jade Pendant (Height: 5.92cm, Width: 5.65cm)

There is a hole in the middle of the head, and the face is decorated with various cloud patterns, which are commonly used in the Warring States period. The back is plain, and there is a clear thallium mark on the lower left. It is often seen in ancient jade that there are one or two missing marks on the back or improper eyes, which look like they are deliberately cut down. They are called "sliding knives". Liu Datong, a modern man, said in his book "ancient jade identification," the objects containing jade are deliberately carved to make them defective. "The ideology of this phenomenon is similar to the old concepts, such as: when building a large house, one tile must be stolen from the main beam; when playing the role of emperor in Dragon Robe, one must write" borrow clothes for begging food "on his underwear; when dressing at the end of a new Taoist robe, one must make a hole on it with incense. All this means to heaven: we don’t have such great blessings to endure such flawless things. Maybe it is to prevent themselves from suffering because it is an the old saying that “ If your morality does not match this object, it will bring you disasters!”

 It has the style of patterning in the Western Zhou Dynasty. The carving and conception are also good. It's antique. It's a good product.