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3月 15, 2016 1 min read 1 Comment
玉是中國文化的重要組成部分,幾十年的研究無法揭示它對藝術、文學和人類學領域的所有貢獻。神州寶典不可能面面俱到,但我們將以三篇文章而不是一篇文章給予它應有的重視。
第 2 部分帶我們進入玉器作坊;第 3 部分探討了歷史上出現在中國玉器上的象徵意義。不過,在此之前,我們需要了解為什麼玉器如此受到中國人的推崇。
圍繞玉的文化與中國人的文化一起成長。中國新石器時代的工匠們已經開始使用玉器。他們製作了許多優雅而簡單的儀式物品,如圓盤和斧頭,我們知道這些物品對他們的用戶來說很珍貴,因為它們與數百件這樣的文物一起埋葬。那麼,是什麼讓翡翠重要到可以帶入墳墓呢?
首先,玉與中國最初的尊貴統治者黃帝有關。中國文化的鼻祖。在他眾多的傳奇事蹟中,他種植、種植、收穫玉石,每天吃著乳白色玉石的甘露。中國神話中流傳著許多與玉樹生長的天山相關的故事,增加了玉樹作為促進長生不老的石頭的魅力。
中國人以玉為天地之氣之精華。形狀各異的玉器被用作人神交流的媒介。 (更多內容見第 3 部分。)因此,玉在崇拜和通往精神世界中的作用使其成為生死不可或缺的。
春秋時期,中華文明進入第一次文化開花期,孔子登場。在他的許多關於道德和善治的著作中,有一篇著名的玉器提到:
“智者在玉中看到了所有不同的美德。它柔軟、光滑、閃亮,像慈祥;它堅硬、細膩、堅固,就像智慧一樣;它的棱角看似鋒利,卻不至於割裂,像正義;它像謙卑一樣垂在地上;敲擊時,它會發出清脆響亮的聲音,就像音樂一樣;其上的污點,不掩飾而增添其美感,猶如真實;其明如天,其堅實如山水而生。”
隨著歲月的流逝,這些品質將被一次又一次地提及。人們用玉來比喻他們最珍貴的東西,尤其是那些具有內在美或美德的東西。玉進入民間,比喻萬物可貴,有德者貴如玉;良心如玉。良心潔白如玉;山珍海味,明明如玉……不勝枚舉。要全面了解中國人如何談論玉,我們必須研究歷史和文學。
綜上所述,這些內涵都是千古流傳下來的。每次母親將玉佩掛在孩子的脖子上,都在傳達她希望孩子長得正直正直的希望。當女兒收到翡翠手鐲時,她明白了隨之而來的保護和愛的信息。男人送女人一塊玉,她就會知道他愛她的美德,也愛她的美德。
下次你看到一塊玉,也許你也會有不同的看法。
本文是天國寶石綱要的一部分,該綱要由 Yun Boutique 每週出版,探索中國古代的寶石及其對中國文化的意義。見 完整系列在這裡。 訂閱電子郵件通訊以接收未來的分期付款。
由 Christine Lin 製作和編輯。由 Ariel Tian 研究。
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James
3月 15, 2016
Awesome!