What are the characteristics of dragons and dragon patterns in jade articles during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period?

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the male line was extruded around the dragon body with double negative lines, which highlighted the outline of the dragon. The dragon's body is longer and zigzagged, much like the English letter S. We call it an S-shaped or double S-shaped dragon. The horns in the dragon pattern either have a basic law, or the Shang Dynasty has horns and the Western Zhou Dynasty has no feet. The rounded corners in the later period look like ears, which are no different from ears in the Warring States period.

The word "minister" is invisible in the dragon pattern, and round eyes engraved with single or double lines, square eyes with rounded corners and single phoenix eyes begin to appear. The double-line carving method is that the outer ring line is thin and the inner ring line is thick, which makes the eyes stand out and more expressive, forming a bas-relief.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, a new kind of literature and history appeared, in which dragons were mostly decorated, which was widely popular during the Warring States Period.

The pattern of lying silkworm was also commonly used in the Spring and Autumn Period, with prominent patterns, strong three-dimensional sense and exquisite swordsmanship.

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At present, there is no unified conclusion about the origin of dragon and the cause of dragon pattern. It is generally believed that the dragon pattern originated from the ancient totem worship, which is the result of the totem fusion of the tribe in the process of union and integration with animals such as snakes or crocodiles.

Others think that the dragon is the explanation or imagination of natural phenomena such as lightning or rainbow in the primitive society where science is not yet developed. Some people think that the image of the dragon does not come from a specific thing, but the skeleton of various specific ideas, which is the image expression of ideas.

The dragon is a fictional animal. It is one of the objects of divination of Yin people. The ancients thought it was the highest auspicious symbol. Therefore, it has become one of the worshipped gods. In the decoration of ancient Chinese patterns, dragon patterns occupy a very important position, which are widely decorated in jade, tooth bones, ceramics, embroidery, clothing, landscapes and many other aspects.

In the feudal era, it was combined with the myths of Buddhism and Taoism, giving it a new advanced mystery. Especially in court art, dragons are decorated everywhere.

The image of dragon originated very early, but as a bronze decoration, it was first seen in Erligang period of Shang Dynasty, and then there were different forms of dragon patterns in the late Shang Dynasty, Western Zhou Dynasty, Spring and Autumn Period and Warring States Period.

In Shang dynasty, it was mostly in the form of buckling; In the Western Zhou Dynasty, several dragons were intertwined, or their heads were in the middle and their tails were separated.

Legend has it that the appearance of dragons is related to water, and "Kao Gong Ji Ai Huashi" said: "Water is a dragon, and fire is love." The image of the dragon is used to symbolize the water god, so there are many scrolls or three-dimensional images of the dragon in bronze water vessels.

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