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Nanyang Jadeite Dragon Imperial Carriage
This cultural relic was used for birthday congratulations
of the emperor, empress and queen mother, which received the worships of civil
and military officials. Nanyang Jadeite Dragon Imperial Carriage with luxuriant
sculpture, with a height 312cm,
length 308cm, width 139cm and a weight more than 500kg, includes 256
meticulously carven jadeite dragons, 39 jadeite phoenixes, 64 bats and 74
winter jades. Nanyang Jade is named after its producing area, Nanyang, Henan.
Meanwhile, it’s also called as Du Jade since the orefield is located in Dushan,
Nanyang. Nanyang Jade with brilliant color, exquisite texture, good luster and
high hardness is matched with jadeite.
What do the animals on the Nanyang Jadeite Dragon Imperial Carriage
stand for? Are there any particular meanings of the numbers of the animals?
A: Jadeite dragon stands
for auspiciousness, jadeite phoenix stands for good luck and bat stands for
happiness.
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2. Datang Town Copper Horse Mounted with
Jewelries
Are the precious stones on the Datang Town
Copper Horse Mounted with Jewelries only for decoration? Are there any other
meanings?
The Copper Horse Mounted with Jewelries is the antique of Tang Dynasty.
Since it is very intelligential, the bells on it were used to suppress the
horse to run away at night. This is the special symbolic meanings of the
precious stones. In ancient time, the Copper Horse Mounted with Jewelries was
only used in important celebrations. The emperor would ride on it in his
birthday, which stood for “immediate marquis conferring”. The exquisite
workmanship and gorgeous precious stones are very costful, where, red stands
for personal loyalty, yellow stands for justice and blue stands for peace. The
rear carriage was the tool for emperors to ride instead of walking in town,
thus it looks small on a whole. This carriage is the antique of Qing Dynasty.
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