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The bi ( Chinese: ็’ง) is a type of circular ancient Chinese jade artifact. The earliest bi were produced in the Neolithic period, particularly by the Liangzhu culture ( 3400 - 2250 BCE ). [1] Later examples date mainly from the Shang, Zhou and Han dynasties. They were also made in glass . Description


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The bi ("disc") is an object that was originally made from jade, and became an independent motif that appeared widely in different pictorial materials during Han times. The bi disc is considered one of the earliest jade forms, and has been used for ritual purposes or as an ornament from the Neolithic period until today. This paper focuses on the Han Dynasty (202 BCE-220 CE), a period in.


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Jade 'Bi' Disk | Harvard Art Museums Photo ยฉ President and Fellows of Harvard College Gallery Text In Neolithic China, nephrite and other beautiful stones were fashioned into nonfunctional ceremonial blades and ritual implements that were buried in the graves of important people.


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Jade 'Bi' Disk | Harvard Art Museums 1943.50.523: Gallery Text In Neolithic China, nephrite and other beautiful stones were fashioned into nonfunctional ceremonial blades and ritual implements that were buried in the graves of important people.


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The Qianlong Emperor is thought to have fathered 18 children This jade disc, known as a bi, was made in around 1200 BC but is inscribed with a text written in AD 1790. Similar discs have.


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This spectacular massive jade bi and its magnificent bronze stand would have once stood outside an important hall in the Forbidden City. The only counterpart known cut from the same stone with a bronze 'dragon' stand cast in the exact same style and of the same size still stands precisely positioned in the central axis facing the Yangxindian.


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Rawson 1995: The disc is one of the major forms of ancient jade. Traditionally discs with central holes have been given a variety of names, depending on the proportion of the width of the ring to the diameter of the hole. The term 'bi' has been applied to wide discs with proportionately small central holes. If the hole is considerably larger in.


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Jade Bi discs became popular again during the Ming and Qing dynasties, produced as reproductions of the earlier artefacts, and have continued to play an important role in Chinese culture. The design for the medals for the 2008 Beijing Olympics took inspiration from the ancient bi, with an inset jade ring inscribed with a dragon pattern on the reverse side.


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This jade disk, or bi, has a flat, circular body. It has a round hole at the center and a complex, openwork design on top. The jade material is almost translucent and in a pale greenish-white color. Both front and back are carved identically. The circular body is decorated with repeating raised dots, known as "grain pattern."


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They used two distinct types of ritual jade objects: a disc, later known as a bi, and a tube, later known as a cong. The main types of cong have a square outer section around a circular inner part, and a circular hole, though jades of a bracelet shape also display some of the characteristics of cong.


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bi Object Type bi Museum number 1884,0405.1 Description Jade 'bi' (disc). Cultures/periods Liangzhu culture Production date 3300 BC-2200 BC (circa) (circa) Production place Made in: Jiangsu (province) (?) Asia: China: Jiangsu (province) Made in: Zhejiang (province) (?) Asia: China: Zhejiang (province) Findspot Found/Acquired: China Asia: China


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The Jade Discs, often called bi discs, are round flat rings created from nephrite by the Liangzhu culture, which thrived during the late Neolithic Period from around 3300 to 2300 BC. Archaeological findings of the Liangzhu culture reveal their mastery of silk weaving, lacquering, and mortise-and-tenon joints in timber construction.


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bi, in art, Chinese jade carved in the form of a flat disk with a hole in the centre. The earliest examples, which are unornamented, date from the Neolithic Period (c. 5000-2000 bc ).


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The Chinese Bi Disc is a kind of circular Chinese jade or stone artifact. The earliest bi were produced in the Neolithic period, particularly by the Liangzhu culture. Chinese Bi - Fish Small Chinese Bi Disks Chinese Medium Bi Disks (10-25cm) Chinese Bi Disk Large Jade Bi discs (35-60cm) Bi-shaped Jade discs Feng Shui Chic


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1943.50.515 Title Jade 'Bi' Disk Other Titles Alternate Title: pi Classification Ritual Implements Work Type disk Date 11th cent. BCE - 771 BCE Places Creation Place: East Asia, China Period Zhou dynasty, Western Zhou period, c. 1050-771 BCE Culture Chinese Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/204870 Physical Descriptions Medium


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Jade bi (discs), from China, that resemble modern-day CD's or donuts, and date to the late Neolithic Period, Liangzhu culture (ca. 3300-2250 BC) remain a mys.