Carved from an oval jade with a black and white seal, the jade is mottled and changeable. The inside of the jade urn is hollowed out, and the empty chamber is 55 cm deep. On the outside, the whole body is decorated with rough sea lines, and the lower part shows vortex waves in the form of relief and yinxian carving, and the upper part depicts vortex with Yin Ke curve as the background.
Dragons, deer, pigs, horses, rhinos, snails, etc. They are all wave reliefs with different shapes and good looks. The production adopts the expression technique of combining relief with line carving, which is rough and bold, meticulous and elegant, and the animal modeling is both realistic and romantic.
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In the second year of Zhiyuan (1265), Kublai Khan of Yuan Shizu ordered the production of Jade Sea, which was completed by Dadu Imperial Jade. Its production intention is to reflect the prosperity of the national situation in Yuan Dynasty. It is the earliest existing super-large jade carving in China. Its carving and decoration inherited and developed the outstanding technology since the Song and Jin Dynasties, and followed the shape. Very beautiful, but also very clever.
Dushan jade Sea is a landmark work, which represents the highest level of jade craft in Yuan Dynasty and also indicates the arrival of another jade peak in Ming and Qing Dynasties. Dushan and Yuhai were rated as the first jade in the history of national people's literature.
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In 20 12, 9 experts in archaeology and culture were invited to weigh among the national treasures in the National History of Humanities (formerly "Literature and History Reference"), and 9 "treasures of town and country" among China's cultural relics were counted.
Experts believe that Dushan Yuhai in Yuan Dynasty is the earliest existing large-scale jade, which has been circulated in an orderly way in history. There are historical narratives in Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, which bear very rich historical memories. From Guanghan Temple to Tuancheng, Dayuhai indirectly reflects the historical changes of Beijing and can be regarded as the first jade in the town.
Dushan jade Sea is made of Nanyang dushan jade. Dushan jade is one of the four famous jade in China, dushan jade, named after Dushan in the northern suburb of Nanyang City, Henan Province, also known as "Duyu" and "Nanyang Jade", is a unique jade species in China.