石家河文化 青白玉褐沁神人紋璜（有損）

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英文品名：A Shijiahe culture celadon-white jade arc pendant (huang) with anthropomorphic mask, with damage 距今四千餘年的石家河文明，是長江中游史前信仰的高峰，神人與神鷹同為巫覡文化的核心圖像，是穿梭人神、往來九天的神聖符記。此玉觿為部族大巫的佩用法器：首鑿祖神之容，以迎天旨；體作彎弧之形，以通地脈；古時觿本用解結，於巫儀中引申為釋厄除障、貫通陰陽。 此式神人玉器是石家河遺存中最為稀見的品類，海內外公私館藏僅有零星數例，大英博物館亦藏同類玉人首佩。史前治玉全賴礪石磋磨，工費浩繁；且此等神玉專屬巫師與部族首領階層，製作數量本就極為有限。歷數千年地層變遷、世局動盪，能完整流傳至今者屈指可數，是上古長江流域神玉文明極為珍罕的傳世標本。璜作弧形彎條，一端雕神人面，大眼寬鼻，耳飾卷雲，神祕威嚴，餘部素面。玉呈青白色，滿佈褐沁，兩端各有小穿孔。石家河文化玉神人面造型獨特，為史前崇拜之像，此件雖有殘損，猶見古拙神氣，沁色古穆。 The Shijiahe civilization, with a history of over 4,000 years, represents the pinnacle of prehistoric spiritual culture in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River. The images of deities and eagles are central to its shamanistic tradition, revered as sacred symbols connecting the human world with the spirit world, and ultimately reaching the heavens. This jade hairpin was a ritual implement worn by the chief shaman of the tribe: its tip is carved with an image of an ancestral deity, used to receive divine pronouncements; its winding curves symbolize harmony with the energy of the earth. Originally a tool for untying knots, the hairpin acquired multiple symbolic meanings in shamanistic rituals, becoming a ritual implement for dispelling misfortune and connecting the human world with the spirit world. One of the rarest jade carvings among the Shijiahe cultural remains, only a handful exist in public and private collections worldwide—the British Museum holds a similar jade human head pendant. In prehistoric times, jade artifacts were entirely handcrafted using whetstones, requiring a great deal of manpower. Such sacred objects were reserved for shamanic elites and tribal leaders, hence their extremely limited production. Having withstood four thousand years of geological changes and historical upheavals, well-preserved jade carvings from the Shijiahe culture are extremely rare, serving as precious testaments to the spiritual beliefs and artifacts of the ancient Yangtze River civilization. This jade carving is arc-shaped, with one end carved into a human face with wide-open eyes, a broad nose, and cloud-like earlobes; the rest remains plain. The jade surface has a brownish luster, and both ends have perforations. Shijiahe jade deity statues are unique prehistoric sacrificial implements. Although damaged, this piece still retains its ancient charm.

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