Jade sculpture in Han dynasty

Jade carving in Han dynasty has made new development on the basis of inheriting tradition. 1983, many high-relief jade carvings in the early Western Han Dynasty were unearthed from the tomb of Nanyue King in Xiangshan, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, such as the dragon and tiger patterns carved on the jade sword, which were dealt with in the form of ups and downs, flickering and endless changes. Carving a jade ring with double dragons and phoenix patterns, the reality and reality coexist, and it is complicated but not chaotic. Similar styles include jade carving figures and embossed jade swords unearthed from Liu Sheng's tomb in Mancheng, Hebei Province, jade carving dancers unearthed from the Western Han Tomb in Dabaotai, Beijing, and the tiger pattern in Yu Pei. The jade carving in the late Western Han Dynasty is the first round jade galloping horse unearthed near Ling Wei, the Han Emperor in the northern suburb of Xianyang, Shaanxi. The material is crystal clear and moist, beautifully carved. This work contains the plot conception of the immortal stealing medicine and being unconstrained, which embodies the thought of the nobles in the Western Han Dynasty praying for longevity and fantasizing about immortality. Jade bear, jade eagle, jade to ward off evil spirits and other small round carvings have also been unearthed here, with rich and simple shapes. Jade carvings handed down from the Western Han Dynasty are like gray-green jade hidden in the hands of sackler in the United States to ward off evil spirits. They are also in the shape of holding their heads high and forging ahead. There is a feathered man sitting on their back, and the artistic conception is similar to the jade galloping horse unearthed in Xianyang.

Jade carvings in the Eastern Han Dynasty include the carved screen of the Queen Mother of the West unearthed from Tomb No.43 in Beiling, Dingxian County, Hebei Province, and the carved jade to ward off evil spirits collected in the National Palace Museum in Taipei. At the beginning of the Western Han Dynasty, some generals and princes with outstanding military achievements were also buried with pottery terracotta warriors and horses to show off their status and power. Three batches have been discovered: ① 1 1 slave burial pits unearthed from the Han tomb in Yangjiawan, Xianyang, Shaanxi Province in the autumn of 0965, including more than 500 cavalry figurines and more than 800 infantry figurines. The owner of the tomb may be a senior general during the Wenjing period. The height of cavalry figurines is about 50 ~ 68 cm, and that of infantry figurines is about 44 ~ 48 cm. Most of them are painted, beautifully made and magnificent (see Yangjiawan pottery figurines). ② It comes from the burial ditch of the Anling Tomb of Han Huidi at Langjiagou 1 1 in the eastern suburb of Xianyang. Up to now, 84 pottery figurines have been cleared, mostly infantry figurines and shooting figurines. Among them, the shooting figurines that raise their arms and throw things are extremely vivid. (3)/kloc-in the winter of 0/984, two tombs were found at the foot of Lion Mountain in Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, and thousands of pottery terracotta warriors and horses were unearthed, arranged in four rows, facing west and imposing. The main tomb has not been found. It is presumed that the owner of the tomb was a Chu king who was sealed in Xuzhou (Pengcheng) in the early Western Han Dynasty. The handmaiden figurines of the Western Han Dynasty unearthed in Jiangcun and Lintong, Xi City, Shaanxi Province are dignified and beautiful. Western Han Dynasty dance figurines unearthed in Anbaijiakou and Tongshan, Xi 'an, Jiangsu, have long sleeves and light steps. The pottery figurines unearthed in Wuyingshan, Jinan, Shandong, pay attention to the depiction of different identities and postures of characters. The scene was cheerful and enthusiastic, and the overall effect was quite good (see Wuyingshan pottery sculpture).