C026 Jade Dragon Huang Disc

C026 Jade Dragon Huang Disc (Length: 7.20cm)

Block-shaped body with carved horns (mushroom-shaped horns) behind the head, showing the pattern of the Chinese character "臣", one foot; this is a common feature of the dragon pattern in the early Western Zhou Dynasty. And most of them are plate-shaped, side-shaped. The dragon pattern of the Shang Dynasty carved a leg only to indicate that the dragon was adequate and could not help showing that it was not a legged dragon.
When explaining the word " Kui (夔)” in the book Shuo Wen Jie Zi, there was a sentence saying, "Like a god, like a foot of a dragon." Its relationship with a dragon, according to this sentence, "like a foot of a dragon", image Like a dragon, it has only one leg. Later generations said that it was a cricket based on the words "like a dragon with one foot," and some people called it "Kui dragon."
" chapter Chazhuan, Lu's Book of spring and Autumn ": "The emperor Ai of Country Lu asked Confucius:" I heard that the music officer named "夔" only has one foot, do you believe it? "Confucius said, "At the time, Emperor Shun wanted to use music to spread education to the world. He was selected from the people and recommended to the monarch. Emperor Shun appointed " Kui (夔)” as music officer. Chong Li also wanted to find more people like  " Kui (夔)”, Emperor Shun said: 'One person like him is enough.  He mean one is enough! Not one foot!'"
This jade dragon huangpei, which belongs to the characteristics of the jade dragon sculptures in the early Shang and Western Zhou dynasties, is all obvious. Its rough and unconstrained in the ancient times has a simple and vigorous beauty! That vigorous and stubborn style of the times, unprecedented, no one after, deserves it! This instrument should also be a typical contemporary style of watch, and worthy of the world!