those all look like they could have been made yesterday by a contemporary artist. stunning really.

Thanks for the beautiful sharing !

Thanks for the beautiful and amazing sharing.

Jade Cong 玉琮，is said by archeologists that they were used in rituals and symbolised wealth and power. It was not found in graves of the common people, but royals. Some have said it maybe reminiscent of the shape of architecture at the time, and Japanese scholars even said that it may be used as an astronomical instrument. As for Bi 壁，it was likely used for rituals and ancestor worship. The shape is indeed like the sun or moon, and could be used to worship the heavens, the seas, the stars, the mountains, the Gods and the rivers etc. It could also be used as decorations to wear on clothes and to hang in the house as a protective totem to ward off evil spirits.

@Selderij

2 жыл бұрын

@@SeanJohnIoannesGiovanni Your unbelieving ass doesn't worship with fidget spinners? What's wrong with you?

Thanks for asking. The idea is that they were not cut, rather they were sanded.

More interesting feedback in the comments section... lol. I do love the way cultures evolved similarly over time. There's a beauty to that and to the cyan nephrite.

Awesome

Best cong ! Even today we cannot carved as the same level like that , ( using the same tools )

I was told the Tsung was the Empress and the Pi was the emperor, if you placed the Pi on the Tsung, it helps to find when crops can be planted...

There are 5-6 lines in 1mm ,i wonder how the people of Liangzhu made it

maybe theres something missing that is gone now from those things

Jade Cong 😱

Wow! Amzing! But rubbing sand? Really? I'd like to see someone take the time to do that.

@smarthistory-art-history

9 ай бұрын

Crazy, but apparently true.

@hueman3840

5 ай бұрын

Probably not (true) - but due to the lack of Intellectual Property protection on KZread, I can't respond here.@@smarthistory-art-history

They look like they were lathed.

Who gives these videos a thumbs down? I've never understood how people actively go find videos to give them a thumbs down.