G001 Jade Door Knockers with Phoenix Pendants

G001 Jade Door Knockers with Phoenix Pendants (Early Western Han Dynasty, 206 BC-AD8)

(Left length: 10.3 cm,Right length: 10.6 cm )

In the ancient times, it was a "door knocker". It was placed outside the main entrance. There was a ring underneath. When a guest came, knocked on the door with a buckle. This ring is to be slammed, so the copper is used more, and in the place where the ring is hit, a copper button is needed to increase the sound and protect the door.

The jade's paving head is only a beautiful ornament on the door. It can't be knocked, otherwise there is danger of knocking. Most of the door knockers animal-faced, with a spectacular view. There are also other shapes. The Jade door knocker is that the device that  is made of one whole piece of jade. This kind of hollowing is a special technique for connecting the live ring. It has been applied  in the tomb of Zenghou Yi in the early Warring States Period, but it is rare.

This pair of "phoenix jade shop" is a pair of heads facing each other. The ancient phoenix represents a woman, this corresponds to the embellishment of the imperial palace,and the inlaid ornaments outside the palace door to show off their noble and imposing signs. The first of the pair of phoenix jade shops is slightly convex and the bottom is also slightly concave. There is a hole in the left and right sides of the upper side of the jade phoenix wing. The nail is placed on the outside of the door. It just as a decoration, no practical use.  

The upper part of the jade chest is engraved with patterned bird ornament, the belly is carved with the animal face, the two eyebrows are long curved, and the curvature is beautiful; the eyes are still the legacy of the Warring States, the nose is a rectangular rectangle, and the lower end of the nose is used as a sleeve. Live jade ring.This nose shape is similar to what is currently known as the largest jade shop head. It is similar to its rectangular short-shaped nose. The nose is cloud-like and the mouth is also the legacy of the Warring States. All kinds of signs should be the early Western Han Dynasty.

Looking at this, the "Pheasant Jade knocker" has some soft and charming flavors, and the image is warm and lovely. The jade knocker can not only focus on the gallbladder,  but also the symbol of the power. In the early Han Dynasty, the royal family attached great importance to it. This is an early innovation for the Western Han Dynasty. It reflects the true side of the history of the feudal dynasty in the early Han Dynasty. It contains a broad spirit of the times and provides the most valuable material information, with great historical significance and value!