As the starting point of the Jade Road and an important town on the Silk Road, Hotan was very prosperous in ancient times. In addition, it is rich in jade. The famous "Hetian Jade" has made it a world-famous jade capital.
The "Jade Scepter Head" is an irregular quadrangular prism shaped jade ware made of sapphire. It has a smooth surface and a round hole in the middle.
Belonging to the same period as it is this group of jade axes also made of sapphire. Their overall shape is trapezoidal, the surface is polished very smooth, and the ax blade is sharp.
According to experts' speculation, people in ancient times probably tied them to wood to cut ropes, animal skins and so on.
This shows that as early as thousands of years ago, the ancients had begun to use their own wisdom to polish and make jade.
From the Tang Dynasty, the Jade Monkey is carved from white jade. It is shaped like a squatting big monkey with a little monkey in its arms and a little monkey riding on its shoulders.
It is guessed that the owner of this jade monkey is likely to be a bureaucrat or aristocratic family, hoping that his official fortune will be smooth, he will be blessed with great fortune, and his children and grandchildren will be enshrined in generations.
Responsible editor: [Zhou Chi]