The Craft Progress and Artistic Innovation of Chinese Jade Article in the Han Dynasty: Taking the Han Dynasty Jade Unearthed in Anhui Province as An Example

Abstract

Han Dynasty is an important era in the development history of Chinese jade articles. Some rare and precious jade articles unearthed from the Han Dynasty tombs in Anhui Province are important proofs of the craft progress and artistic innovation of jade articles in the Han Dynasty. These jade articles show that the jade craftsmen at that time could skillfully apply a variety of complex crafts to jade crafting, and they also developed the high level skills of multi-layer jade carving and jade inlaying into metal. In the aspect of artistic creation, the craftsmen had realized the perfect combination of the function and aesthetics of the jade articles, and created more simple and realistic works. The review and analysis of these excellent jade carvings help us to have a deeper understanding of the material production level and the degree of civilization evolution of the Han Dynasty society, and it also provides some helpful illuminations for today's art design.