I006. A Jade Lion

I006. A Jade Lion (Tang Dynasty, AD 618 - 907)                                                                                                           Length: 22.6cm, Height: 11.8cm  

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The Chinese have always view the tigers as the  king of the beasts. There were many tiger-shaped products unearthed in the Shang and Zhou dynasties, but there were no lions. There are no lions in China, but after the Han Dynasty, there are lions from foreign tributes. In ancient books, it is called "狻麑" or "狻猊", and the ancient Chinese books have many records about the import of lions.  

This large jade lion is a Tang Dynasty product. The art of the Tang Dynasty was heroic, cheerful, full and healthy, and it was another peak in the development of ancient Chinese art after the Han Dynasty. In the Tang Dynasty, the jade carvings were rewritten, and the artistic level was greatly improved compared with the previous generation.

The performance of its performance was greatly improved. The sculptors have already reached the correct knowledge of the human body or animal proportions and anatomy, and can handle the round sculptures of the four sides, and the sculptures are rich. In the spirit of realism, it is often best to show the beauty of its physical health, blood and flesh  and energy. The works of the Tang Dynasty have broken through the ancient legacy and stylization, patterning and religious restrictions of the previous generation. They have already focused on the beauty and warm feelings of the flesh, reflecting the idea of not being born, but entering the world.

The ancients regarded the lion as the king of beasts, and it was very powerful. It was a kind of beast and auspicious beast. It was powerful and ruthless. It can be both auspicious and evil, and it can be enjoyed during the festival. A very popular beast.

This large jade carving lion is full of body, heroic, rough skin and realistic. Its carvings are simple and vigorous, round and natural, majestic, vivid and full of energy vivid and vivid, lifelike, rough and simple, dhave a rough beauty; its majestic momentum, has aroused people's strength and vitality. It can inspires people's courage, not afraid of difficulties and enemies!