商代玉器上的神秘圖騰, Mysterious Motifs on Shang Dynasty Jades

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1.商代玉磬, H. 15cm, W. 8.5cm, 375grams。本器係以和田水料白玉雕成,頂端為長方形的柄,中間有一細長的孔,以便玉磬之懸掛,本器的雕工為陽線淺浮商代玉磬,柄面有六組直角形的折線。 上面兩個區間組成神面紋,下面兩個區間祥雲紋, 邊緣飾以戈紋, 符合商代國之大事唯祭祀與戎的治國理念。 連接祥雲紋的是八個三角形的鋸齒紋,古玉跡像有溶蝕孔及增生晶體。

2.商代方國玉印,14.5cm x 4,H。 14cm,本器玉座白玉雕琢,呈梯形,印鈕為青銅辟邪,印支為鏤空結構,四面為青銅龍鳳紋淺浮雕,印座上呈呈斜坡形,飾魚紋浮浮雕,底座底面分三部分, 中央飾神靈紋淺浮雕,造型優美具神秘感。表示豐衣足食,表示子孫繁延不絕。全器古玉跡像明顯,有差異風化,曝露晶面及擴散暈沁色。

玉磬下面兩個區間祥雲紋圖騰及商代方國玉印底座底面中央淺浮雕可能表徵神靈, 兩側各有一女woman巫向中央的神靈進行祭祀的儀式, 祈求食(鹿)衣住(宮)均富饒,示子孫繁延不絕.Webp.net-gifmaker (33)

Jade Musical Slab H. 15cm, W. 8.5cm, 375grams. With the shape of shorter zhang and bronze bell having a narrower handle with a long round hole, this musical slab has the Shang Dynasty motif of deity face and hooked sword with plain level reduction carving style. Antiquity evidence includes additive crystal and exposed crystal plane.

Shang Dynasty Fang State Jade Seal, 14.5cm x 4, H. 14cm. With bronze pixie as the handle, the base of the seal has the shape of a combination of trapezoid solid and square frame structure made of white jade. The four walls of the trapezoid white jade are carved with low relief fishbone. The four sides of the square solid shape are bronze low relief carving of dragon and phoenix. The bottom of the base has three sets of low relief motifs. In the middle is a certain kind of abstract form object symbolizing deity.

The hooked sword with plain level reduction carving and the abstract form object symbolizing deity of the Shang Dynasty Fang State Jade Seal may be a symbol of the origin of life.