China Genuine Ancient green jade bi disc “To Worship Heaven" FREE SHIPPING

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China Genuine Ancient green jade bi disc “To Worship Heaven" FREE SHIPPING

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This is an ancient Chinese Jade "Bi" disc mounted on a contemporary stand, from the Qijia Culture, Northwestern China, 3,000-2,000 BCE. "To worship heaven with a bi" explains their importance and use in ancient Chinese culture. Note the stunning translucent yellow and greens in combination with the "snow peak" mountainous brown white colors. This ancient jade bi was personally collected by Mr. Douglas Schneible who assembled a large collection of Chinese jades in the 1980s and 1990s and over a period of twenty years. Please do not confuse this genuine ancient work of art with modern examples frequently offered by other decorative art venders Dimensions: 7.6" diameter, 9" high with custom stand. Provenance: 1 Our private collection and accompanied by our Schneible Fine Arts LLC Lifetime Guarantee of Authenticity. 2 In addition, our jade bi have been authenticated by Mr. Gu Fang, Senior Fellow at the Center of Jadeology and Jade Culture in Beijing, (see photo of Mr. Gu Fang with Mr. Schneible) Schneible Fine Arts has been dealing in authentic Chinese and Japanese antiquities, garden ornaments, lanterns and water basins for twenty five years. Mr. Schneible personally travels to China and Japan each year to meet his network partners who assist him in finding best examples. He personally inspects each antique work of art to ensure its old age, authenticity, and quality condition. By keeping our acquisition, shipping, and gallery overhead costs low- this enables us to offer works of art to you at reasonable prices. We carefully pack and ship to clients all over the USA and at reasonable shipping costs. Lifetime Guarantee of Authenticity: All of our Asian works of art come with our Lifetime Authenticity Guarantee. Please come visit us June 15-Oct 10, to our expansive Maine annual summer garden and indoor gallery Exhibition "Treasures from Asia" 149 Main St, Northeast Harbor, Me 04662 (Mount Desert Island-just 15 minutes from Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park). This, our seventh annual exhibition, features hundreds of antique, and many unique Asian and non-Asian garden ornaments including a fine selection of authentic Japanese lanterns and water basins (tsukubaI) as well as an indoor gallery chock full of select antique Asian Buddhas, old Chinese jades, fine pottery, woodblock prints, Japanese screens, and much more. We hope to see you there! History of China's ancient Jade "Bi": Flat jade discs with a round central hole "bi" are among the earliest surviving artifacts of China and must be considered among great ancient art forms- masterpieces of the neolithic period. Nephrite jade from which discs were fashioned is a prime hard and strong stone, arduous to work by hand using Primitive stone tools and abrasives. It's no wonder then that jade discs "bi" represent remarkable craftsmanship. While all theories presented to date are speculative, we can forward one Based Upon the Warring States text "Zhou Li," that "bi" are thought to represent symbols of heaven and were used in ancient rituals together with square tubes "cong", symbolizing the earth. "To worship heaven with a bi" explains their importance and use. "Bi" also symbolize status of high social rank and sheds light on why many carved jades have been found in Zhou royal tombs. They are prominently found in varied qualities, quantities, and sizes. Their ritual prominence stretches from the most ancient of Chinese history Hongshan/Liangzhou/Longshan (4700-2190 BCE)/ Qi Jia cultures and on to the Zhou dynasty (3000-250 BCE) onwards. Today jade "bi" are emblematic of power, status, and privileged classes and offer more complex, varied meaning. Please refer to these excellent publications: Jessica Rawson, "Chinese Jade from the Neolithic to the Qing, exhibition catalogue", The British Museum, London, 1995, pp 13ff, and Section 4. And also "Radiant Stones Archaic Chinese Jades, the Myrna and Samurai Myers collection," 2000 curated by Filippo Salviati, PhD, entry 14, Bi Disc.

Dimensions:
Height: 9 in (22.86 cm)Width: 7.6 in (19.31 cm)Depth: 0.375 in (9.53 mm)
Sold As:
Set of 2
Materials and Techniques:
Jade,Hand-Carved
Place of Origin:
China
Period:
15th Century and Earlier
Date of Manufacture:
3000-2000 BCE
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use.
Seller Location:
South Burlington, VT
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU128924135413

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