Author: Yin Zhiqiang
Language: Chinese and English bilingual
ISBN/ISSN: 7030160096
2005; Hardcover;220x300mm;240

iangsu and Shanghai form a long rectangular area in the lower valley of the Yangtze River, bordered on the east by Yellow Sea, and encompassing a vast plain, with rising mountains, criss-crossing rivers, and many lakes and ponds. The ancient Great Canal that once ran through this area, linking the Yangtze, Huai and Yellow Rivers from east to west and traffic from north to south, stimulated both economy and culture, benefiting all areas, north and south, east and west, in addition to coastal and riverine areas. Jiangsu and Shanghai became the most opportune economy in southeast China and developed into one of the most thriving and comfortable of cultures and residences.

The Neolithic in Shanghai and Jiangsu areas has been known archeologically since the first two decades of the 20th century. Lake Tai Served as the cultural center of a Neolithic that encompasses three phase: early, middle and late periods, incorporating Majiabang Culture, Songze Culturre and Liangzhu Culture, respectively.
Jades representing the Songze Culture derive primarily from remains at Caoxieshan, Wuxian County, and from stratified tombs an Qingdun site remains in Haian. Types found in clued ring(huang), arc-shaped pendant(huang) and axe(yue).
The most important Liangzhu Culture jades come from Tomb No.77 at Zhaolingshan in Kunshan; Tombs No.4 and 5 at Zhanglingshan; The discovery and concentration of Liangzhu jades expand considerably upon what was known in the first two decades, enriching the treasure house of Liangzhu jades as well as adding to our knowledge about this period. It is worthy to consider the distribution, social structure and production level of the Liangxhu Culture, concentrated in the area north of Lake Tai.

Major culture of the lower valley of the Yangtze and Huai Rivers(middle and north Jiangsu) with excavated Neolithic remains include Beiyingyangying, Qingliangang, Dawenkou and Liangzhu.
During the Eastern Zhou period, the State Wu and Yue battled for hegemony over the lower Yangtze River valley. States Chu, Xu, Qi, Lu and Jin also continuously fought against and amidst each other, with the result that a Wu Yue Culture stands out amidst the various Eastern Zhou cultures. Jades are a major form of the Wu Yue Culture.
In 2004, five aristocratic tombs out of seven belonging to State Yue elite were cleared at Hongshan, Wuxi in Jiangsu, and the largest tomb was 中-shaped and measured 57m long. This is the first time that high level State Yue artifacts have been discovered, and may be interpreted to reflect Yue elite burial practice and status on Wu land.
Han Dynasty jades from this area are represented by recent excavation of elite and imperial burials belonging to the Chu at Xuzhou, the Sishui at Suqian and the Mausoleum of Prince of Guangling at Yangzhou. In 1994, Western Han period Chu jades were unearthed from a mausoleum of either a king or close relation. Jades from this tomb vary in style, showing characteristics of early Western Han, not only expressed in the mode of Qin and Chu but representing transitional modes between Warring States and Western Han styles. The largest find representing the two Han periods in southern Jiangsu belong to the Guangling State Mausoleum. Jades from this mausoleum are spectacular.
Nanjing is the capital of the Six Dynasties and a rich number of culture remains have been excavated in the environs.
During the Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing periods, Jiangsu and Shanghai areas quickly developed economically and culturally, having experienced trade and interaction with the Central Plains during the Six Dynasties period. Jiangsu and Shanghai succeed in becoming an area branded as the center for the educated and elite, worldly and pragmatic, the cultural center of jade production and the forecasting board of rain and shine or the symbol of cultural achievement and had the following characteristics.
Firstly, northern jades continuously enter Shanghai and Jiangsu sites.
Secondly, a large number of jades were popularly offered to Buddhist temples, which is a new use for jade during these later periods.
Thirdly, royal house and aristocrat elite used jade for friendship purposes.
Fourthly, this is the second time the area serves as the center of jade-working.

Table of Contents


Contents

Jades Unearthed From the areas of Jiangsu and Shanghai
Chronology
1.Slit Ring (jue)
2.Slit Ring (jue)
3.Arc-shaped Pendant (huang)
4.Arc-shaped Pendant (huang)
5.Arc-Shaped Pendant (Huang)
6.Arc-Shaped Pendant (huang)
7.Arc-shaped Pendant (huang)
8.Arc-shaped Pendant (huang)
9.Arc-shaped Pendant (huang)
10.Ring
11.Object Composed of Two Connected Discs (bi)
12.Ring
13.Ring
14.Axe (yue)
15.Axe (yue)
16.Ornament in the Shape of a Human and an Animal
17.Ornament in the Shape of a Human
18.Ornament in the Shape of a Frog
19.Standing Human Figure
20.Ring in the Shape of Two Dragons
21.Ring in the Shape of a Pig Head
22.Pendant in the Shape of a Bamboo Stem
23.Comb Spine
24.Ornament with Animal Mask Decoration
25.Ring
26.Bracelet
27.Bracelet
28.Bracelet
29.Bracelet
30.Bracelet
31.Tube (cong)
32.Tube (cong) with Animal Mask Decoration
33.Tube (cong) with Human and Animal Mask Decoration
34.Tube (cong) with Human and Animal Mask Decoration
35.Tube (cong) with Human and Animal Mask Decoration
36.Tube (cong) with Human and Animal Mask Decoration
37.Tube (cong) with Human and Animal Mask Decoration
38.Tube (cong) with Human and Animal Mask Decoration
39.Tube (cong) with Human and Animal Mask Decoration
40.Tube (cong) with Human and Animal Mask Decoration
41.Object in the Shape of Half a Tube (cong)
42.Disc (bi)
43.Disc (bi)
44.Disc (bi)
45.Disc (bi)
46.Ring
47.Ring
48.Ornament in the Shape of an Awl
49.Ornament in the Shape of an Awl
50.Ornament in the Shape of an Awl
51.Ornament in the Shape of an Awl
52.Ornament in the Shape of an Awl
53.Earring Pendant
54.Face Cover
55.Two Components of a Face Cover
56.Pair of Pendants in the Shape of Tigers
57.Arc-shaped Pendant (huang) with Interlocking Dragons Decoration
58.Arc-Shaped Pendant (huang) with Interlocking Dragons decoration
59.Arc-Shaped Pendant (huang) with Dragon Decoration
60.Tube with Kui-dragon Decoration
61.Ring with Plaited Cord Decoration
62.Disc (bi)
63.Ornament with Interlocking Dragons Decoration
64.Ornament with Interlocking Dragons Decoration
65.Ornament with Interlocking Dragons Decoration
66.Ornament in the Shape of a Dragon
67.Pair of Pointed Pendants (xi)
68.Pointed Pendant (xi) in the Shape of a Bird
69.Pointed Pendant (xi) with Animal Mask Decoration
70.Pointed Pendant (xi)
71.Arc-shaped Ornament with Parrot Head Decoration
72.Arc-shaped Ornament with a Hinged Ring
73.Sword Guard
74.Scabbard Chape
75.Pendant in the Shape of a Dragon
76.Pendant in the Shape of a Phoenix
77.Pendant in the shape of a Phoenix
78.Pendant in the Shape of a Phoenix
79.Tube with Two Dragons Decoration
80.knife
81.Pendant
82.Belt Hook
83.Tube (cong) Mounted on a Silver Stand
84.Belt Hook
85.Belt Hook
86.Sword Fittings
87.Scabbard Slide
88.Scabbard Slide
89.Scabbard Slide
90.Scabbard Slide
91.Scabbard Slide
92.Scabbard Chape
93.Scabbard Chape
94.Seal
95.Ring with Two Dragons Decoration
96.Ring with Plaited Cord Decoration
97.ring
98.Ring
99.Ring
100.Ring
101.Ring
102.Disc (bi)
103.Disc (bi)
104.Disc (bi)
105.Disc (bi)
106.Disc (bi)
107.Disc (bi)
108.Disc (bi)
109.Disc (bi)
110.Disc (bi)
111.Disc (bi_)
112.Disc (bi) with Openwork Feline Dragons
113.Pointed Pendant (xi) with Dragon Decoration
114.Pointed Pendant (xi) with Dragon Decoration
115.Pointed Pendant (xi) with Dragon Decoration
116.Arc-shaped Pendant (huang) with Two Dragon Heads Decoration
117.Arc-shaped Pendant (huang) with Two Dragon Heads Decoration
118.Arc-shaped Pendant (huang)
119.Arc-shaped Pendant (huang)
120.Arc-shaped Pendant (huang)
121.Pendant in the Shape of a Dragon
122.Pendant in the Shape of a Dragon
123.Pendant in the Shape of a Dragon
124.pendant in the Shape of Two Dragons
125.Trapezoidal Ornament
126.Dagger-axe (ge) with Feline Dragon Decoration
127.Pendant in the Shape of a Heart
128.Pendant in the Shape of a heart
129.Pendant in the Shape of a Heart
130.Pendant in the Shape of a Heart
131.Pendant in the Shape of a Heart
132.Gilt Bronze Belt Plaque with Jade Inlay
133.Leopard
134.Cicada
135.Cicada
136.Cicada
137.Cicada
138.Cicada
139.Pig
140.pair of Pigs
141.Pair of Pigs
142.String of Beads
143.Dancer
144.Cup (zhi)
145.Cup (zhi)
146.Stem Cup
147.Pillow with Gilt Bronze Stand
148.Seal with Ram-shaped Knob
149.Seal with Tiger-shaped Knob
150.Earring Pendant
151.Pendant in the Shape of a Sinan
152.Pendant in the Shape of a Sinan
153.Pendant in the Shape of a Sinan
154.Amulet (yanmao)
155.Mythical Creature (tianlu)
156.Mythical Creature (tianlu)
157.Imaginary Beast (qilin)
158.Pair of Pigs Covered with Gold Foil
159.Guardian Pendant (wengzhong)
160.Sword Fittings
161.Disc (bi) with Chinese Characters “宜子孙”
162.Ring in the Shape of a Dragon
163.Bottle in the Shape of an Imaginary Beast (bixie)
164.Two Belt Hooks
165.Belt Hook
166.Belt Hook
167.Arc-shaped Pendant (heng)
168.Arc-shaped Pendant (heng)
169.Arc-shaped Pendant (Heng)
170.Pendant in the Shape of a Heart
171.Pendant in the Shape of a Heart
172.Pig
173.Pig
174.handle Cap
175.Sword Pommel
176.Sword Guard
177.Scabbard Slide
178.Scabbard Chape
179.Disc (bi)
180.Cicada
181.Horse Head
182.pendant in the Shape of a Dragon and a Phoenix
183.Pendant with Shallow Relief Representing a Human Touching a Deer
184.Ring in the Shape of Seven Connected Pearls
185.Belt Buckle
186.Belt Buckle with Feline Dragon Decoration
187.Ring and Hook with a Wan among Water Plants Decoration
188.Washer in the Shape of a Peach
189.Vase with Dragon Decoration and Loop Handles
190.Vessel with Handles (you)
191.Cup with Kids-playing Decoration
192.Cup with two dragon-shaped Handles
193.Cup-stand with Two dragons Decoration
194.Cup-stand in the Shape of a Flower
195.Bowl in the Shape of a Lotus Blossom
196.Bowl in the Shape of a Lotus Leaf
197.Cup
198.Court Headdress
199.Belt Plaques with Gold Inlay
200.Ornament in the Shape of a Gold Cicada Couching on a Jade Leaf
201.Pair of Bracelets with Two Dragons Playing with a Pearl
202.Ring with Parrot Decoration
203.Arhat
204.Ring
205.Ornament in the Shape of Bamboo Stems
206.Belt Buckle in the Shape of a Crabapple
207.Disc (bi)
208.Dancer
209.Pendant in the Shape of a Goose
210.Pendant
211.Cicada
212.Pendant in the Shape of Sheep’s Talus
213.Ornament with Dragon-headed Fish Decoration
214.Pendant with Magic Fungus and Fortune Boy Decoration
215.Knob of an Incense-burner
216.Recumbent Dog
217.Belt Plaque with Coiled Dragon Decoration
218.Plaque with Dragon and Peony Decoration
219.Pendant in the Shape of a Fish
220.Belt Hook with Dragon Decoration
221.Belt Hook with Dragon Decoration
222.Belt Plaque with Fruit Decoration
223.Round Pendant
224.Belt Plaque with Louts and Goose Decoration
225.Plaque with Magic Fungus Decoration
226.Pendant in the Shape of Three Boys
227.Recumbent Boy
228.Boy Holding a Lotus
229.Boy Holding a Lotus
230.Pair of Hairpin Finials with Flying Apsaras Decoration
231.Hairpin with Mushroom-shaped Finial
232.Plaque with Dragon and Cloud Decoration
233.Ring
234.Silver Gilt Ornament with Jade Inlay
235.Butterfly with Gold Inlay
236.Belt Hook with Dragon Head Decoration
237.Belt Hook with Dragon Decoration
238.Thumb ring with Eight Horses Decoration
239.Pendant with a Rotatable Core
240.Pendant in the Shape of Two Geese