What are the characteristics of jade-cutting institutions set up by the imperial court in Yuan Dynasty?

In the Yuan Dynasty, the imperial court set up a jade carving institution, and the official handicraft industry was very developed. The Yuan government set up many institutions and official handicraft workshops to manage handicrafts. The official handicraft jade workshop in the Yuan Dynasty has always been centered on Dadu in the Yuan Dynasty, where there is a tradition of jade cutting in the Jin Dynasty. The other is located in Hangzhou, because there is a good foundation for jade carving in the Southern Song Dynasty.

In addition, due to the limitation of jade materials and carving skills, jade articles in China are mainly small and exquisite, so they are often classified as antiques, and their scientific, artistic and historical values are often ignored by researchers. In the Yuan Dynasty, the imperial court began to carve giant jade articles, such as "Du Shan Yu Hai".

The imperial court of the Yuan Dynasty had a hobby of cutting large pieces of jade, and there were jade articles specially prepared for the imperial court, mainly for daily use, wearing jade and handling official documents. At the same time, the novel jade in Yuan Dynasty also showed its own style. In addition to jade buckles and hats, new jade articles also include jade belt rings and jade belt buckles.