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Ritual Object (Cong)

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外方内圆的筒形器,良渚文化最有辨识度的玉器。高琮把神人兽面纹一节节沿四角叠起来,节数越多越罕见。

Date
Neolithic
Period
约公元前 2400 年(良渚文化)
Category
Jade
Material type
Jade
Material
jade (nephrite)
Dimensions
高 25.4 厘米,宽 7 厘米
Collection of
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Asian Art Galleries
Accession number
2004.52

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0

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Description

形制为什么奇怪

琮的中间是圆孔,外面却做成方形,四个转角朝外。圆与方在同一件器物上嵌套,让"天圆地方"的解读流传很久——但要提醒一句:这是后世的观念附会,良渚人自己没有留下文字,我们只能说它一定与祭祀有关,不能替它说出宇宙论。

看转角,别看平面

神人兽面纹的关键在四个转角。纹样以转角为中轴左右展开,从任何一面看都只到一半,必须绕着器物走一圈才能读完整。这不是设计疏忽,而是逼着观看者围绕它运动——四千年前就有人把"观看需要时间"这件事做进了器物里。

分节的意思

节数越多的琮越罕见。分节的意义仍在争论,主流意见倾向与祭祀序列或身份等级相关。本站把这件与商代的玉琮并列,是为了让你看见同一个形制在两三千年间被反复沿用与简化。

影像为大都会艺术博物馆公有领域开放影像(CC0);中文说明由本站按公开资料整理。

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