COLLECTION NAME:
National Palace English
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ChineseArtENG~1~1
National Palace English
Collection
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Work ID:
M01C00100
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M01C00100
Work ID
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Title:
Jade cong
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Jade cong
Title
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Creation Date:
Late Neolithic Period
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Late Neolithic Period
Creation Date
false
Start Year Date:
B.C.3200
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B.C.3200
Start Year Date
false
End Year Date:
B.C.2200
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B.C.2200
End Year Date
false
Culture:
Liangzhu culture
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Liangzhu culture
Culture
false
Creation Place:
China
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China
Creation Place
false
Measurements:
Height: 8.2 cm; Width(top): 6.4~6.5cm; Width (bottom): 6.35 cm; Diameter (hole): 5.5 cm
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Height: 8.2 cm; Width(top): 6.4~6.5cm; Width (bottom): 6.35 cm; Diameter (hole): 5.5 cm
Measurements
false
Material:
Jade
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Jade
Material
false
Form:
Cong (jade cong)
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Cong (jade cong)
Form
false
Type:
Jades and Other Precious Stones
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Jades and Other Precious Stones
Type
false
Repository:
The National Palace Museum, Taipei
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The National Palace Museum, Taipei
Repository
false
Description:
Jade cong of Liangzhu culture are usually top heavy. The corners are the central areas with decorative patterns on the sides. A cong is divided into sections, and each consists of four turning corners, which indicate four masks. The number of sections varies from cong to cong, and sections with big-eyed masks often alternate with those with small-eyed masks. In this culture, small-eyed masks signify god and ancestors while large-eyed masks resemble divine animals. The coexistence of both masks stands for the unification of god, ancestors, and divine animals, and it reveals the religious ideology of Liangzhu culture.
description_e
Jade cong of Liangzhu culture are usually top heavy. The corners are the central areas with decorative patterns on the sides. A cong is divided into sections, and each consists of four turning corners, which indicate four masks. The number of sections varies from cong to cong, and sections with big-eyed masks often alternate with those with small-eyed masks. In this culture, small-eyed masks signify god and ancestors while large-eyed masks resemble divine animals. The coexistence of both masks stands for the unification of god, ancestors, and divine animals, and it reveals the religious ideology of Liangzhu culture.
Description
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ImageV ID:
M01C00100AS002
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M01C00100AS002
ImageV ID
false
Rights:
Lee & Lee Communications
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Lee & Lee Communications
Rights
false