There were only two hooks, and Luo Tian looked at the ring next to him. The records of Chinese women wearing rings were first seen in Liu Xiang's "Five Classics" by Liu Xiang of the Western Han Dynasty: "In ancient times, concubines were polite to the king. The female history books said that they were given a ring to advance and retreat. If they were pregnant, they should retreat with gold rings, and they should advance with silver rings." It can be seen that the first concubines in China who wore rings when they were pregnant or were unable to be "fortunate", they would put gold rings on their fingers to "retreat" the king, and at other times they would put silver rings on their fingers to express their "favor".

Long before the Zhou Dynasty, when the Book of Songs was written, bone-made rings were excavated in tombs from the Longshan culture period of Dawenkou, 4,000 to 6,000 years ago, and some of them were embedded with turquoise. In ancient Egypt at the same time, ring relics were also unearthed. It can be seen that the earliest rings so far appeared in the East, not in the West. Like ancient Egypt and Greek culture, in ancient China, rings were first worn by men, but they were not seals representing power and identity, but auxiliary tools for drawing bows and shooting archery.

The rings in the Qing Dynasty were famous, but few people know it as "六". That is, the "六" in the Book of Songs, which is called "六" in "the branch of the orchid, the boy's pendant" - made of elephant bones or other animal bones in ancient times, and were used to hook strings with a thumb on the right hand. There is no doubt that in ancient times, most of the people who pulled the strings and tied the bow were men. However, the actual objects of the rings were first seen in Fu Hao's tomb. She was not only the concubine of the King of Yin, but also the earliest and greatest female general in Chinese history. The unearthed jade ring should be the earliest jade string buckle in world history. Its appearance is flush with one end and an oblique mouth at the other end, and it can be put into a thumb. This shows that the rings for military purposes have been made and used during the Yin and Shang dynasties about 4,000 years ago.

The rings that Luo Tian saw now were used by women. First, there were four silver rings, the surface of the circle was protruding with edges and corners, and the two sides were decorated with diagonal patterns, and then there were ten gold rings, embedded with turquoise.

Next are jade pendants. The jade pendants from the Warring States Period, Qin and Han dynasties were complex and gorgeous, and even dozens of small jade pendants, such as jade pendants, jade bi, jade Heng, etc., which were connected in series with silk threads to form a group of miscellaneous pendants to highlight the wearer's luxury and majesty. After the Wei and Jin Dynasties, men gradually wore miscellaneous pendants. Later, all dynasties only wore simple jade pendants, while women still wore miscellaneous pendants for a long time, usually tied on their clothes, and walked around with jingles, which was pleasant to the ears. Therefore, "wind pendants" gradually became one of the synonyms of women.

Now in front of Luo Tian is the famous dancer jade pendant of the Han Dynasty, which costs thirty yuan. "So many dancer jade pendants?" Luo Tian praised.

"Dance Girl Jade Pendant?" Xiao Chen took a breath. It was really interesting to work with Luo Tian. He will be the number one nude model in history in a while, and now he is the Jade Pendant of Dancer.

"Don't think it's wrong." Luo Tian smiled and said, "The so-called dancer's jade pendant is carved from white jade. The shape is flat and flaky, and the same pattern is carved with yin lines on both sides. The jade men have apricot eyes, a convex nose, and a small mouth. They wear a long skirt with right-sided lapels and a ribbon tied with a waist. The figure is graceful and slender waist is beautiful. They dance with a sleeve, and one arm is raised above the head, and one arm is placed on the chest or hem to make a sleeve-swinging shape. The long skirt is flowing and the clothes are smooth. The jade men have pierced holes in the middle of the upper and lower sides. They can be used as group wear, but in the Han Dynasty, most of them were used as ornamental jade."

Xiao Chen picked up a piece, and it was exactly the same as Luo Tian. He handed it to another colleague: "Okay, you can measure the size and take a photo, Luo Tian, ​​continue to say, "This dancer's jade pendant won't have any legendary story about beauty, right?"

It turns out that I feel comfortable listening to Zhishi and I still want it.

"The popular jade pendant of the dancer in the Han Dynasty was not original in the Han Dynasty. Its origins were at the junction of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. In the early years, a double jade pendant of the dancer was unearthed in a large tomb in Jincun, Luoyang, Henan. They were hollowed out with white jade and carved into a flat flake. They were also apricot eyes, convex noses, and small mouths. The forehead was combed into a half-moon shape, and the temples were curled. Wearing a long skirt, narrow sleeves, slanted skirts wrapped around the collar, and wide belts were tied to the waist. Wearing a dancing look, the left and right hands were raised up or bent in front of the abdomen, and the long sleeves were crossed to the top of the head or hanging on the side of the waist."

"The early specimens of the dancer's jade pendant in the Han Dynasty were seen in the Western Han Dynasty. During the Jing Dynasty, the latest specimens were still left in the Eastern Han Dynasty. In the late Anshun (Emperor), among which the most common were the late Western Han Dynasty. Although it lasted for about 300 years, its shape and workmanship characteristics were still quite significant in different periods. For example, the dancer's jade pendant in the Wenjing period of the Western Han Dynasty was mostly rectangular in shape. Although most of the characters were female, there were occasionally men. The facial expressions were dull, the dance postures were stiff, and the dynamic feeling was not strong. The workmanship was basically hollow, and the patterns were carved with yin lines. Although it was very complicated, it was both shallow and not smooth."

"The jade pendant of the dancer in the Yuanping period broke the constraints of regular and symmetry, and was completely determined by the shape requirements. The characters were all young women, with handsome faces, slim figures and vivid dance postures. The workmanship was carved. In addition to being drawn with yin lines, the patterns were also made into grooves with raised edges by subtraction, which not only highlighted the expression form, but also increased the three-dimensionality of the characters. The jade pendant of the dancer in the Eastern Han Dynasty and Shun (Emperor) period was roughly similar to the Yuanping period of the Western Han Dynasty, except that there were long hair and two long hairpins on the head, shoulders and silk straps, and the clothes were becoming more and more complicated."

After Luo Tianyi finished speaking, Xiao Chen immediately took over a jade pendant of the dancer. After reading it, he said "Oh": "This is the workmanship during the period of Emperor Wen Jing."

"That's right." Luo Tian nodded.

"But does it really have nothing to do with the beauty?" Xiao Chen asked. The young beauty staff turned around and suddenly punched him, pouting, obviously unhappy. Isn't this a leg?

Luo Tian felt at ease: "Actually, it is certain if it is related to beauty."

Not to mention this, it was okay. The group of people raised their ears and wanted to hear the truth. Luo Tian said: "These people who use this kind of dancer jade pendant are the queen or the favorite concubine. For example, the relics of Dou Wan, the princess of Zhongshan Jing, were Dou Wan, and Shiqiao, Xuzhou, Jiangsu were the objects of King Zhao Ji, and the age of the female tomb owner of Dabaotai, Beijing was 20 years apart from that of King Guangyang, and it was more likely that he was the concubine of the dancer who was taken later."

"That's it?" Everyone was obviously dissatisfied.

Luo Tian was a little confused, and his mind turned around and immediately said, "Didn't you think of a great woman?"

"Who?" everyone asked in unison.

"The dance queen Zhao Feiyan, Zhao Feiyan, is the empress of Emperor Xiaocheng of the Western Han Dynasty. She was from Pingyuan County. She learned singing and dancing at a young age. Because of her light body and graceful dance posture, she was known as Feiyan. Emperor Cheng went out and enjoyed fun when he passed the plain. She feasted and sang and danced to help her liven up. She was happy to see Feiyan and brought back to the palace. She was first named Jieyu, and then made her the queen. She was favored for ten years. This was such a lucky queen who was finally a tragic ending of being demoted and committed suicide because of her humble origin. If you want to talk about a woman who used a dancer's jade pendant, she was one of them."
Chapter completed!