During the Wei, Jin and southern and Northern Dynasties
during the Wei, Jin and southern and Northern Dynasties, women's jewelry was mostly made of fake bun and steps, commonly known as pearl pine. In addition, the use of bracelets has been very common. There are many names such as strip off, jump off, wrist stop, arm hairpin, etc., and the shapes are also very rich
during the Wei, Jin and southern and Northern Dynasties, various kinds of gold ornaments gradually increased. For example, the gold ornaments unearthed from the tomb of Princess Ru Ru of the Eastern Wei Dynasty in Cixian County, Hebei Province and the tomb of Lou Rui, king of Dong'an of the Northern Qi Dynasty in Taiyuan were all well made and novel in style. The ring was popular in the Wei, Jin and southern and Northern Dynasties. The gold ring unearthed from the Jin tomb in Yixing, Jiangsu Province and the Jin tomb in Fangshen village, Beipiao, Liaoning Province, has a narrow ring at one end and a wide ring at the other. The wide ring is chiseled with dots, which can be used not only for decoration but also as a thimble when sewing clothes
during the Sui and Tang Dynasties
women in the Sui and Tang dynasties had very rich hair bun styles, so they were equipped with a lot of jewelry, such as comb, castor, hairpin, hairpin, step shake, Cuiqiao, Zhucui gold and silver Baogu, and scratch. There are more than ten kinds of hairpin combs. Besides gold, silver and 20 jade hairpins, precious ivory is also used to make elegant hairpins
at that time, the inlaying technology of gold particles was introduced to China from the Xitai area along the Black Sea: it was a decorative art that small gold particles were inlaid on smooth or embossed metal surfaces to form various patterns. This technology was widely used in jewelry making in the Tang Dynasty
necklaces have been widely used in the Sui and Tang Dynasties. Most of them are made of gold, jade and other materials. A typical one is a gold necklace unearthed in Xi'an in the fourth year of the great cause of the Sui Dynasty. The "chain" of the necklace is composed of 28 gold beads, with a blue gemstone buckle engraved with deer patterns on the top and a double-layer pendant on the bottom. It is extremely delicate and has achieved good results in matching gold, jade and gemstones. It is noble and beautiful, It reflects the superb level of fine metal technology in the Sui Dynasty in the song and Yuan Dynasties, under the influence of "Cheng Zhu's philosophy", jewelry fell sharply from the rich and prosperous style of the Tang Dynasty to the cool and emaciated style of the literati of the Song Dynasty. Plant pattern jewelry was more common, especially pine, bamboo, plum and other plants symbolizing integrity. The gold art and jewelry culture of the famous ethnic groups in the north have reached a higher level
the basic composition of women's gold and silver jewelry in the song and Yuan Dynasties is crown comb, hairpin hairpin, earrings, bracelets, rings and pendants. In addition to the traditional dragons, phoenixes and tigers, the patterns of gold and silver jewelry are mostly composed of fresh, beautiful and very life-oriented objects, such as peonies, lotus flowers, butterflies, mandarin ducks, etc., to express the rich and harmonious feelings. In fact, these materials have appeared in the works of art of the Tang and Liao dynasties. In the song and Yuan Dynasties, they were reorganized into various patterns with new shapes, and became a smooth new style of art with flexible and natural use
during the Ming and Qing Dynasties
most of the jewelry after the Ming and Qing Dynasties is familiar to everyone. There are many unearthed jewelry and handed down jewelry. In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, necklaces, necklaces, and other jewelry were all made with great care, including gold, gold wrapped jade, and gold inlaid gemstones. Some also attach some long sashes and pendants to the gold collars, which are worn by both women and men
from the perspective of production and artistic style, the jewelry of the Ming and Qing Dynasties has two opposite characteristics: first, it is complex and cumbersome, integrating all kinds of precious materials, adding gold as a piece, and inlaying jewelry on it; Some take jade as the needle, wrapped in gold and inlaid with silver, exquisitely carved, and attach complex pendants; Second, it is extremely simple and does not add any patterns and decorations to the gold and silver blanks. The gold and silver rings or jade rings show their own beauty by the texture of their own materials
after the Ming Dynasty, jade played a more important role in jewelry, especially white jade, which has always been the object of appreciation. Jade jewelry in the Ming and Qing Dynasties usually used the method of deep relief, making full use of the special effects of various jades, and then decorated with various animal and flower patterns, giving people a sense of elegance and propriety.
During the Wei, Jin and southern and Northern Dynasties
during the Wei, Jin and southern and Northern Dynasties, women's jewelry was mostly made of fake bun and steps, commonly known as pearl pine. In addition, the use of bracelets has been very common. There are many names such as strip off, jump off, wrist stop, arm hairpin, etc., and the shapes are also very rich
during the Wei, Jin and southern and Northern Dynasties, various kinds of gold ornaments gradually increased. For example, the gold ornaments unearthed from the tomb of Princess Ru Ru of the Eastern Wei Dynasty in Cixian County, Hebei Province and the tomb of Lou Rui, king of Dong'an of the Northern Qi Dynasty in Taiyuan were all well made and novel in style. The ring was popular in the Wei, Jin and southern and Northern Dynasties. The gold ring unearthed from the Jin tomb in Yixing, Jiangsu Province and the Jin tomb in Fangshen village, Beipiao, Liaoning Province, has a narrow ring at one end and a wide ring at the other. The wide ring is chiseled with dots, which can be used not only for decoration but also as a thimble when sewing clothes
during the Sui and Tang Dynasties
women in the Sui and Tang dynasties had very rich hair bun styles, so they were equipped with a lot of jewelry, such as comb, castor, hairpin, hairpin, step shake, Cuiqiao, Zhucui gold and silver Baogu, and scratch. There are more than ten kinds of hairpin combs. Besides gold, silver and 20 jade hairpins, precious ivory is also used to make elegant hairpins
at that time, the inlaying technology of gold particles was introduced to China from the Xitai area along the Black Sea: it was a decorative art that small gold particles were inlaid on smooth or embossed metal surfaces to form various patterns. This technology was widely used in jewelry making in the Tang Dynasty
necklaces have been widely used in the Sui and Tang Dynasties. Most of them are made of gold, jade and other materials. A typical one is a gold necklace unearthed in Xi'an in the fourth year of the great cause of the Sui Dynasty. The "chain" of the necklace is composed of 28 gold beads, with a blue gemstone buckle engraved with deer patterns on the top and a double-layer pendant on the bottom. It is extremely delicate and has achieved good results in matching gold, jade and gemstones. It is noble and beautiful, It reflects the superb level of fine metal technology in the Sui Dynasty
in the song and Yuan Dynasties, under the influence of "Cheng Zhu's philosophy", jewelry fell sharply from the rich and prosperous style of the Tang Dynasty to the cool and emaciated style of the literati of the Song Dynasty. Plant pattern jewelry was more common, especially pine, bamboo, plum and other plants symbolizing integrity. The gold art and jewelry culture of the famous ethnic groups in the north have reached a higher level
the basic composition of women's gold and silver jewelry in the song and Yuan Dynasties is crown comb, hairpin hairpin, earrings, bracelets, rings and pendants. In addition to the traditional dragons, phoenixes and tigers, the patterns of gold and silver jewelry are mostly composed of fresh, beautiful and very life-oriented objects, such as peonies, lotus flowers, butterflies, mandarin ducks, etc., to express the rich and harmonious feelings. In fact, these materials have appeared in the works of art of the Tang and Liao dynasties. In the song and Yuan Dynasties, they were reorganized into various patterns with new shapes, and became a smooth new style of art with flexible and natural use
during the Ming and Qing Dynasties
most of the jewelry after the Ming and Qing Dynasties is familiar to everyone. There are many unearthed jewelry and handed down jewelry. In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, necklaces, necklaces, and other jewelry were all made with great care, including gold, gold wrapped jade, and gold inlaid gemstones. Some also attach some long sashes and pendants to the gold collars, which are worn by both women and men
from the perspective of production and artistic style, the jewelry of the Ming and Qing Dynasties has two opposite characteristics: first, it is complex and cumbersome, integrating all kinds of precious materials, adding gold as a piece, and inlaying jewelry on it; Some take jade as the needle, wrapped in gold and inlaid with silver, exquisitely carved, and attach complex pendants; Second, it is extremely simple and does not add any patterns and decorations to the gold and silver blanks. The gold and silver rings or jade rings show their own beauty by the texture of their own materials
after the Ming Dynasty, jade played a more important role in jewelry, especially white jade, which has always been the object of appreciation. Jade jewelry in the Ming and Qing Dynasties usually used the method of deep relief, making full use of the special effects of various jades, and then decorated with various animal and flower patterns, giving people a sense of elegance and propriety.