Strictly speaking, jade articles in the early Ming Dynasty had no style of their own. Many exquisite jade articles unearthed, such as the jade belt plate mentioned above, should belong to the Yuan Dynasty, or were originally jade articles left over from the Yuan Dynasty.
In the mid-Ming Dynasty, the processing and circulation of jade articles were mostly concentrated in southeast areas such as Nanjing, Shanghai and Jiangxi. White Tie Guai Li, White Butterfly, White Heart Pendant, White Hook, Hollow Shouxing Jade, Jade Ring, Jade Daoguan, Hosta, etc. The jade unearthed from Shen Lu's tomb is exquisite and exquisite, representing the types and workmanship of jade used by landlords, wealthy businessmen and others.
In the early period of late Ming Dynasty, the society in the southeast was stable, the urban economy was prosperous, the people were rich, and the jade production increased. The representative jades in this period include jade belt hook, jade bowl, jade pot, jade pot, jade Jue, jade GUI, Yu Pei and jade belt. Unearthed in Dingling of the Ming Tombs, including jade used by the deceased before his death and jade used for martyrdom after his death. Among them, jade pots and jade Jue are inlaid with gold or jewelry, which is even more colorful.
At that time, ancient jade has become an antique (or antique), which is a special commodity with high price. In order to obtain high profits, merchants made a large number of fake antiques with cheap jade materials such as inferior jade and colorful jade. The number of jade articles has increased dramatically, and the art is obviously rough. Seiko is less, and it is mostly combined with gold, silver and gemstone inlay technology.
Subsequently, the jade craft also appeared the trend of commercialization. Jade tires are heavy, dull in shape, sloppy in workmanship and cumbersome in decoration. A large number of jade pots and cups have been handed down to this day.
As far as patterns are concerned, it is in line with the social atmosphere of the late Ming Dynasty, and Fu Rui's auspicious homophonic theme is very popular. This pattern of "the picture must be intentional and the meaning must be auspicious" is first for blessing and second for beauty. This is the result of the prosperity of urban commodity economy and the commercialization of jade production, and it is also a new change of jade culture in China.