The Tang Dynasty was the heyday of China's feudal society. Due to the opening of the western regions, Hetian jade in Xinjiang has been imported to the mainland in large quantities. Therefore, Hetian jade is the main jade material in the Tang Dynasty.
The decorative patterns of jade articles in the Tang Dynasty are rich and colorful, including the first plant patterns, common flowers and fruits, birds and animals, and figures. , which is rich in life. The most important feature is that the edges of flowers, birds, animals and other utensils are decorated with thin and long intaglio lines, which gives people a vivid feeling.
Second, the characteristics of jade carving figures in Tang Dynasty:
In the Tang Dynasty, Confucianism was greatly weakened by the cultural opening to the outside world, and influenced by the Hu people in the western regions, and its style was naturally different, which was contrary to the tradition of jade carving in previous dynasties. For example, the white jade carvings of figures and animals in the Tang Dynasty are very "sculptural", and many works vividly use the line drawing techniques of the Tang Dynasty in jade carvings. Some jade people have unique concave carved lines (slowly inclined inward), which give people a sense of strength and emphasize the texture of the body, just like stone carvings and clay sculptures at that time. People are most familiar with the jade carving geisha, King Tota (see attached picture), kneeling figurines in the western regions, horse-pulling people, jade jackals and jade flying days, all of which are full of life and have a distinct flavor of the times. Pay equal attention to realism and art and find another way.