Detail View: National Palace English: Jade cong
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Work ID:
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M01C00100
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Title:
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Jade cong
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Creation Date:
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Late Neolithic Period
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Start Year Date:
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B.C.3200
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End Year Date:
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B.C.2200
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Culture:
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Liangzhu culture
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Creation Place:
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China
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Measurements:
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Height: 8.2 cm; Width(top): 6.4~6.5cm; Width (bottom): 6.35 cm; Diameter (hole): 5.5 cm
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Material:
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Jade
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Form:
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Cong (jade cong)
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Type:
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Jades and Other Precious Stones
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Repository:
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The National Palace Museum, Taipei
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Description:
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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.
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ImageV ID:
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M01C00100AS004
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Rights:
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Lee & Lee Communications
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