Ancient jade and contemporary jade: Which one of you?

"Gold is valuable in priceless jade", the Chinese love jade has existed since ancient times, in the Confucian culture, it is also the connection between jade and the gentleman - "the gentleman is better than the jade" and "the gentleman is heavy and jealous" is prevalent. As a spiritual power and national symbol, jade has been deeply rooted in the bone marrow of the Chinese.

Jade culture

Change at any time

"The gentleman has no reason, and jade does not go away." Since the Neolithic Age, from the god jade used for sacrifices to the king jade symbolizing power, to the folk jade that has entered ordinary life, jade as an important material and cultural product has been passed down to the present, and it has also formed a profound foundation. The jade culture tradition.

The ancient Chinese jade culture is based on the theory that “Jade is not a weapon”, with jade as the carrier, welcoming and carrying the spiritual and ideological needs of the superstructure, and advocating the “God’s Right”, “Yuhe” and “Yude” ideas; The modern jade culture is based on the idea of ​​"great beauty and no decoration", and adheres to the "natural beauty, primitive art of heaven" and "beauty jade" is the concept of modern jade culture. Jade culture is not a hollow concept, nor a definition of static solidification. Looking back at history, it is not difficult to find that jade culture is a dynamic process of change, and its meaning changes with the times. To study the meaning of jade culture in different eras, we must first define the classification and meaning of jade articles in different eras.

The current understanding of ancient jade is not consistent. Lei Congyun, a researcher at the National Museum of China and a senior cultural relic expert, said: "In the Song Dynasty, the jade artifacts before the Han Dynasty were called ancient jade. I think that we can now call the jade articles before the Song Dynasty ancient jade. But today many people take the Qing Dynasty and Before the Qing Dynasty, the jade was called ancient jade, and even the antique jade was included. This is not accurate. The jade we saw today includes two situations: some jade materials are excellent (such as high-quality Hetian jade), and the shape is beautiful. Exquisite craftsmanship, these jade articles are often used by the nobles during their lifetime. Other jade materials are slightly inferior (but many are also Hetian jade), they are either larger in shape, or the craftsmanship and decoration are simpler and rougher. Jade, a jade that is used exclusively for funerary objects."

New jade is playing

Ancient jade is the soul

The Chinese jade civilization has never been interrupted since the 3,000 years ago, and it is a typical representative of the entire Chinese civilization. Zhang Hui, a connoisseur of Shanghai ancient jade collection, said: "Jade is an artifact, a royal device, and a ritual device from ancient times. It is a symbol of the status and power of the ruler. It is not something ordinary people can have. The ancient jade has been an emperor since the Western Zhou Dynasty. The collections of the literati and the literati are collected by collectors of the past, and the true ancient jade that has been scattered in the market has become a very scarce non-renewable resource. Compared with the Ming and Qing jade and modern jade, whether it is from cultural appreciation or From the perspective of investment, collecting high ancient jade has more investment potential."

Most people who have played ancient jade think that the ancient jade "does not understand", the collection is difficult, and it is better to buy a new jade in the collection world. "At present, the collection of hotspots sweeps across the country, and there are an estimated 80 million folk collectors. However, there are very few people who know how to identify the collection. Therefore, Guyu investment and collections are very blind. Investors often invest in identification. The Ming and Qing jade and the modern jade are of lesser difficulty and better jade. In fact, the cultural and historical value of the jade at this stage is simply incomparable with the high ancient jade. The new jade is the material, the ancient jade Tibetan is the soul." Zhang Hui said.

Value cannot

Estimate with money

"Gold is valuable for priceless jade", this sentence has shaken the nerves of countless collectors. The value of ancient jade has been high since ancient times. Zhang Hui believes: "The ancient jade is a non-renewable human cultural heritage. It is difficult to use a fixed market price to check in. But now it is a market economy and society. Any art that enters the circulation field will have a transaction price. Exceptions. Many collectors use the transaction price of the ancient jade auction catalogue as the market price of the ancient jade. This is one-sided, because the auction price is the result of the bidding and cannot be used as the standard for judging the market price of the ancient jade."

Some people say that general items have a certain useful life, and when the time limit is reached, there is no value. Jade can be preserved forever, and will appreciate and preserve value. Zhang Hui said: "The value of ancient jade, first of all in its cultural connotation, in the stage of the Shenyu in the late Neolithic period, the jade is the instrument of the communication between the world and the majestic, with supreme status; in the stage of Shang Zhou Li Yu, the jade is a symbol of state power. Political power is separated from religion and military power. At the beginning of the kingship, jade becomes a symbol of political power and social status. As a national system of rules, it is inviolable. A large number of rituals unearthed from the tombs of the Western Zhou Dynasty. This is the point that the country’s great events are lingering. In the 8000-year jade culture of China, the cultural connotation of ancient jade is rich. Its historical, cultural, religious, and social values ​​cannot be used. To estimate."

Ancient jade collection

Usher in a good time

According to the data analysis in the auction market: Among the top 20 auctions of jade articles in 2014, more than 60% of the contemporary master jade carving works, and the rest are mainly jade crafts in the Qing Emperor Qianlong period. Taking stock of the comprehensive data over the years, the total price of the ancient jade auction is even better, and the heavyweight auctions are endless. For example, in 2009, Christie's Autumn Auction in London, a piece of jade in the Western Han Dynasty of China, was estimated to be between 100,000 and 150,000 pounds before the auction. After the intense bidding on the spot, the transaction price was as high as 825,250 pounds, setting a fortune auction in the Han Dynasty. Higher record. Some experts pointed out that the value of ancient jade should be higher than that of modern jade. The current situation is that the jade articles of the Ming and Qing Dynasties are still the mainstream of the market, and the market value of the ancient jade is not fully reflected.

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