The ancient jade belt loop appreciation _ figurine skills1

Image information summary: both men and women, a wearing trousers have to wear a belt; So many modern belt type, the most common is the belt, but there are also plastic, metal, or cloth. Image information but have you ever thought of both men and women, a wearing trousers have to wear a belt; So many modern belt type, the most common is the belt, but there are also plastic, metal, or cloth. But have you ever thought of the ancient people also use the belt? If the appreciation of the ancient figure painting, have you ever noticed that the wearing of the elders, must find the ancients or use the belt; These belts have leather, there are also made of metal, and cloth, and modern people nothing is different, the difference is the ancients to the belt loop is exquisite, have copper, iron, have made of fine gold, even jade ( Above) ; The most impressive with jade. Jade belt ring, known as jade belt buckle or jade belt hook; The former is usually left hook right clasp, in pairs. While the latter, for single piece. Although some jade belt buckle, jade belt hook is plain, but most of the buckles and hook there are all kinds of animals, of which the most bird patterns therefore form or common. According to the literature, jade belt buckle and the hook as early as four or five thousand years ago have been liangzhu period, after various dynasties have their own shape, but most of large number still works in Ming and qing dynasties. Buckles or hook of the Ming and qing dynasties, are mostly high relief therefore lines; There are single therefore model and double therefore. Double therefore, mostly carved a large therefore head hook, relative position is engraved look line beginning, therefore, good work, vivid and powerful, lifelike. But also some hook line therefore part with cicadas grain or fruit grain. Actually the material of belt buckle, hook with jade and metal is admittedly, but also useful in ivory, wood, crystal, agate, or made of amber; And these items in terms of collector, is a rare item; Scarcity value, on the contrary such treasures becomes too great! Buckle, hook available for display, also can be used as play jade pieces; Recently some jewelry designer and I will use Chinese knot or precious stones inlaid buckles or hook, but often because the form is too large and not suitable for ladies to wear, if mount frame can be used as a pendant on the wall.