K006 White Jade Carving of Taibai Immortal

K006 White Jade Carving of Taibai Immortal (Song Dynasty, AD 960-1279) Length: 8.52cm,Width: 3.42cm
Hetian white jade is lustrous and smooth. Taibai (Venus) immortal is one of the most respected immortal elders in the sky. He is famous for refining the elixir.

This is a statue of Venus: a hairpin on both sides of the head is carved with a round scull, the eyebrows are deeply curved, the eyes are round and sacred, the ears are drooping, the nose is round and wide, the smile is open and toothy, and the face is full; There is a long beard on both sides of the upper lip, and a long beard under the chin. The old fairy touches the long beard with his left hand, and he looks very happy and kind. His right hand holds a treasure pot like the smelt of immortality. Below the right hand (bottom left of the device) there is a bat flying with wings. The meaning is blessed! There is an elephant trunk perforation on the top of the device, which can be worn.

The back of the jade: Carved with a large lotus leaf as tall as the old fairy, such a large lotus leaf should only exist in the sky, but not in the ground.

On the basis of the jade art of the Sui, Tang and Five Dynasties, the jade of the Song Dynasty has been further developed. For example, Gao Fu, a man of the Ming Dynasty, commented on the jade wares of the Tang and Song Dynasties: "since the Tang and Song Dynasties, there have been different systems.... The grinding method is like carving, fine into the silk hair, no gap."

In fact, jade of Song has a strong sense of life and has achieved a high degree of unity between life and art. If the jade articles of the Sui and Tang dynasties are exaggerated and lively, then the jade articles of the Song dynasty focus on expressing the inner world of the object, and they can accurately carry out detailed sculpting, exquisite refinement, authenticity and naturalness. Therefore, it is more appropriate to summarize the characteristics of jade articles in this period by "both form and spirit". This is beyond the reach of later jadeware. Therefore, I deeply understand that Gao Ling's high evaluation of "Song Gong's jade, which is ancient and clever, is difficult to surpass the jade of Song ."

This White Jade Carving of Taibai Immortal has all the characteristics of the jade carvings of the Song Dynasty. Can be a masterpiece of Song Dynasty crafts!