#chinese jade

[alotofchinesestuff]

This object is a bi 壁 disc that dates back to the Eastern Han Dynasty period (25 BC - 220 AD). It is made of jade, measures 16,55 cm in height and has a diameter of 13,47 cm. It has the characteristic flat and circular shape of bi discs, however, what is immediately striking is the complex system of decorative motifs on the edge, characterized by inlaid spirals and by the presence of the characters chang 長 “long; forever” and le 樂 “happiness”, respectively placed on the upper and lower ends, similarly conveying the meaning of "eternal joy". The innermost part is decorated with rows of equidistant dots engraved on the smooth surface; this decoration is usually referred to as ‘rice-grain’ pattern. The story of bi discs dates back to Neolithic China, when their main purpose was ritualistic. Many bi discs were found in tombs, buried with the bodies of high social-status individuals. Scholars nowadays believe that the bi symbolized the tian 天 "sky" and that its peculiar form derived from the observation of sun's movement by the ancient Chinese population. Bi discs also appeared widely in Han burials.

This object is part of the permanent exhibition "Art in Quest of Heaven and Truth" at the National Palace Museum of Taipei.

[quanronggallery]

Superb Chinese Qing Dynasty Hetian Jade Kwan-yin Statue w Rosewood Base https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/146146964_superb-chinese-qing-dynasty-hetian-jade-kwan-yin-statue-w-rosewood-base

[bezel-set]

Art Deco Carved Jade Clips sold by Antique Jewelry Company, £975.00

A pair of 18ct white gold clips that have been claw set with carved natural apple green jade. They were made circa 1920-1930. They have both been carved with peach blossom a popular motif in Chinese jade. They would have been worn on either side of a square necked dress or on a lapel and are as wearable today as they were in the Art Deco period.

[antichrister]

sinocrassula yunnanenis, Chinese jade. evidently quite prone to cresting - and one is! crested succulents always look so odd, and tbh i do hope it stays crested and grows the weird flat stem, but they're just as prone to reversing the crest mutation 🤣

crassula perfoliata, very wobbly in the pot so definitely needs more stability. but im excited to see it develop.

[fuckyeahchinesefashion]

chinese jade corn ornaments 

[hisui-dreamer]

not so secret

Character: Riddle Rosehearts, Ace Trappola, Deuce Spade, Cater Diamond, Trey Clover, Leona Kingscholar, Jack Howl, Ruggie Bucchi, Azul Ashengrotto, Jade Leech, Floyd Leech, Kalim Al-Asim, Jamil Viper, Vil Schoenheit, Epel Felmier, Rook Hunt, Idia Shroud, Silver, Sebek Zigvolt, Lilia Vanrouge, Malleus Draconia

waking up and going to school in the morning only to notice a bouquet of your favourite flowers at your doorstep

you inspect them carefully, and you notice each and every one is vibrant and flawless, as if they were picked meticulously with care

there's a little card along with the twine tying the bouquet together

"happy valentine's day, prefect"

these are for you??? who was so thoughtful to do something like this??

hmmm...

wait! you've only mentioned your favourite flowers to a few amount of people

and you're pretty sure which one said list of people would be most likely to leave flowers for you

lucky him then. you were already planning on getting him a box of his favourite chocolates

only now you're not so nervous about your feelings being unreciprocated (⁠灬⁠•⁠ ⁠ᵕ⁠ ⁠•⁠灬⁠)

[yebreed]

Nature Inspired: Golden Cicada Resting On a Jade Leaf

Exquisite ornament of the Ming dynasty.

Total weight of the insect figurine, made of 95% pure gold, is 4.65 g. The thickness of the finely crafted wings is only 2 mm.

Unearthed in Boshiwu (博士塢), Wufeng Mountain, Suzhou. Now exhibited in Nanjing Museum (南京博物院).

Photo: ©南京博物院

[nuveau-deco]

Buckle. Chinese origin, dated mid to late Qing Dynasty era (about 1700–1911). Medium is abraded jade with pink and yellow tourmaline. Dimensions: 3.81 x 11.11 x 2.22 cm. From the Chinese Art collection at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, object number: M.2001.179.26

(Source: collections.lacma.org)

[fursectomy]

belated obligatory 413 group hug 💚💙💜❤️

[memories-of-ancients]

Jade ornament with autumn mountains motiff, China, Jin Dynasty 1115-1234 AD

from The Shanghai Museum

[alotofchinesestuff]

Jade Cup and Saucer, Jade, Qing Dynasty (1644 AD - 1911 AD), Qianlong's Reign (1735 AD - 1796 AD).

Both objects are modest in size. The tray measures 17.6 cm long, 12.7 cm wide and is 2.4 cm high. The cup is 6.5 cm high and the flared edge makes it have a diameter of 7.4 cm. The foot of the cup is characterized by the overlapping of two concentric circles, the smaller of which is embellished with two rows of small spheres in bas-relief. The central body is simple and devoid of decorations. On the two handles of the cup there are two small sculptures depicting two crouching deers. The choice of this animal is not random: it is in fact a symbol of longevity and prosperity. Since ancient China, the deer was believed to be an auspicious animal, capable of bringing happiness and longevity to human beings, as well as the chosen mount of the deities of immortality, often depicted on the back of a white deer. The presence of the figure of the deer on a jade artefact is nothing new: the first appearance of this animal as a decorative motif dates back to the distant Shang Dynasty (16th-11th centuries BC). The tray follows the simple and refined style of the cup, without decorations, except for the relief motifs on the edge. This decorative module is called yunleiwen 云雷纹, which means "cloud and lightning pattern". Typical of the Chinese artistic tradition starting from the Zhou Dynasty (1046 AD - 256 AD), it began to appear on the edges of jade works especially starting from the Song Dynasty (960 AD - 1279 AD). In the Qing era, this motif was further stylized, appearing as a series of juxtaposed square spirals.

The object is currently located at the National Palace Museum of Taipei and is part of the permanent exhibition "Art in Quest of Heaven and Truth".

[leminhjuice]

Chúc mừng năm mới!! :D 🐉

[kafkasapartment]

A Chinese Russet White Jade Dragon Plaque, early Qing Dynasty (1644–1911). Carved in high relief and reticulated with a dragon pursuing a flaming pearl, amongst lotus bloom and scrolling foliage.

[yuri-is-online]

Daytime TV Dreaming (A Fyuuture Kid AU Drabble ft. Heartsabyul, Savanaclaw, and Octavinelle)

While camping in the mountains during Camp Vargas, you encounter a monster exactly like the one you fought off with Ace and Deuce at the beginning of the year. While trying to fight it off again, a strange portal opens up in the mine and a person jumps out of it to your rescue. He says he doesn't remember much, but it's clear when you bring him to Crowley that this boy is also from your world, despite being a mage, and until the headmage can think of a better solution, he assigns "Yutu" to your dorm.

Something a certain someone has an opinion about.

notes: When I was re-working my masterlist I deleted a fic that I meant to be the start of a series where Yuu’s child travels back in time to try and prevent the destruction of Twisted Wonderland and their parent's untimely death. For some reason I wrote that child as having been born after Yuu was forced to leave Twisted Wonderland with modified memories, so he doesn't actually know that much about his dad until he gets iseakaid just like Yuu did to attend Night Raven in a much more dystopian setting. Anyway if I ever go back to that concept I'll probably re work it, but I thought it would be fun to share my notes about the guys reaction to this newcomer who gets sorted into Ramshackle Dorm. They/them used for Yuu as always but they are implied to be afab, "Yutu" is not meant to be the child's real name, and he is meant to be wearing a disguise to make his identity less obvious. Actual fic can be found on my masterlist.

Heartsabyul

Ace- is legitimately worried about the intentions of this weird newcomer but it comes off as him being a jealous brat so no one takes him seriously. Look, something just doesn't feel right about this! Your world doesn't have any mages but now one shows up? And he's weirdly familiar with you? Cmon someone other than him start asking some questions please! Tries to have "a talk" with Yutu, who is trying really hard to understand what his parent saw in his dad and... just not getting it at all. RiP Ace you have been assigned cringe before the kid has even been born.

Deuce- only concerned with making a good impression because if this person is from Yuu's world then they might value his opinion on.... things. Also an honor student would try to win over his crush on his own merit and not by intimidating potential competition. Actually ends up befriending Yutu and really liking his vibes, which gives the boy a lot of guilt because he knows his dad would probably feel very guilty if he knew what his son's life has been like.

Trey- he is slightly worried about how Yuu will handle having to take care of an actual person and not just a monster, but he also feels like it is none of his business so he doesn't pay too much attention. But then Yuu mentions that Yutu is a pretty talented baker and that's why they haven't been bugging him for sweets as much. Well isn't that just ADORABLE??? Trey isn't upset about this at all nope, not one bit. He's extremely upset and Yutu is stirring the pot because he thinks making his dad angry is funny.

Cater- oh look, another person who won't be a part of his life eventually. He doesn't get any weird vibes from Yutu so he doesn't worry about what his appearance might mean too much, but there is something about the way the newbie insists on trying to be his friend that reminds him a lot of Yuu and isn't helping with this whole "denial of the crush" thing he is trying to do. If he didn't know any better he would think Yutu was doing it on purpose.

Riddle- immediately starts butting into Yuu's life more to give them advice about being a proper housewarden. Not that he didn't already see them as one, it's just disciplining a human student and disciplining Grim are a bit different and no he is not using this as an excuse to spy on the Prefect how dare this brat suggest his intentions are impure?!?! (Ah but you see Riddle you can't just take Yutu's head off in front of their Prefect because you want them to liiiike you and he is so going to use that against you.)

Savanaclaw

Leona- understands that something is not quite right as Yutu's explanation of who he is doesn't quite pass the sniff test. Literally, the brat smells like Yuu with his magic and since Leona was one of the people who got a good look at the portal Yutu came through he pieces things together pretty quickly. Not that he immediately goes and pulls a Vader on the kid, he just makes it clear he knows there is some time travel involved and demands to know what his goals are. He can leave the family shit for after he's secured the kid's existence.

Ruggie and Jack- while they have different opinions on the new kid, Leona's sense of smell still tells him Yutu's identity and as their dormleader he feels the need to take them aside and mention what he knows... sort of. He tells them that he's pretty sure time travel is involved and that Yutu is related to Yuu, but he neglects to mention the whole bit about who he thinks the father is... which drives them insane in completely different ways.

Ruggie thinks that since you clearly have a thing for beastmen anyway he would be stupid not to shoot his shot. He doesn't give two shits about whether or not Yutu is his kid, time isn't real so he can just rewrite it a bit.

Jack is determined to treat Yutu fairly and protect him since you are his friend and that's what friends do for each other's kids. Has a full blown panic over whether or not this might give the kid an identity crisis and takes him aside to reassure him he doesn't want to replace his real father, and that he will be happy as long as Yuu is happy. que the world's most awkward conversation

Octavinelle

Azul- Oh? Ramshackle has a new dorm member? And he's a mysterious mage... allegedly from the same world as Yuu... something doesn't make sense here but while he is figuring that out. Capitalism ho! This is a great money making opportunity he is observing and scheming and thinking about the perfect contract to get Yutu to spill all his secrets. Unfortunately, Yutu seems to be afraid of him for some reason? Not Floyd or Jade, just him. He can't say he dislikes it... but it is a bit odd, at least it gives him something to talk about with you???

Floyd- Also saw the portal that Yutu came through and thinks something must be up with how close the guppy seems to want to be with Yuu. Starts calling him baby shrimpy as a joke because of how clingy he is to you, but he really really hates it. He can't fight baby shrimpy because that will make you not like him, and he can't scare baby shrimpy off with a deal because he's weirdly smart with those sort of things. He also seems to really look up to Floyd... like that one spiderverse meme, and Floyd hates it! he already had a hard enough time getting Yuu alone when Grim was around he doesn't need a second baby unless it's actually his >:CCC

Jade- a new mage? How delightfully unpredictable. He's probably the only one genuinely happy Yutu is around because of how funny the story of his arrival is. The only upsetting thing about this is that he wasn't able to go camping with Yuu himself. Like Azul he senses something is wrong with Yutu's story, but he doesn't intend to press him until he has the new kid's trust. He's just here to help after all, there's nothing to be afraid of so long as there is no need for him to be jealous.

[fuckyeahchinesefashion]

chinese jade bunny comb ornament by gxr20220628

[theancientwayoflife]

~ Jade Bird Subduing Two Snakes.

Place of origin: China

Period: Zhou dynasty, Warring States period

Date: 475-221 B.C.