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Eye Characteristics of Yu Rui Beasts in Song Dynasty

The features of Yu Rui's animal eyes in Song Dynasty are concave eyes, bow eyes, three-knife eyes and convex eyes.

In the theme of jade carving animals in Song Dynasty, animals between right and wrong are called "beasts" or "auspicious beasts". The jade carving of Rui beast in Song Dynasty is characterized by thin body, convex eyes, concave eyes, bow eyes and three knife eyes. Its confident and sad expression reflects the important details of animal carving in Song Dynasty and conforms to the artistic aesthetic style of Song society.

Characteristics of jade carving of Rui beast in Song Dynasty;

1. There is a deep thigh groove between the lower abdomen and the buttocks, and the buttocks are full to show their fat buttocks. In China's traditional aesthetics, there is a saying that "the chest is big and the buttocks are fat", which will be reflected in jade carvings.

2. The tail is close to the fat buttocks. In most cases, the tail is twisted or twisted.

3, prone. There are two common situations, one is that the front legs kneel under the abdomen, and the other is that the legs lie forward.

4, hoof Yin line carving simulation modeling.