Have you ever heard the numerical song in jade?

"After walking two or three miles, there are four or five smoke-filled villages, six or seven pavilions, and eighty or ninety branches of flowers." The poems I recited in my childhood are still catchy today. The numbers interspersed between the verses make it easy to understand and full of emotion. There are also many themes related to numbers in jade carvings, either describing patterns or using literary allusions, integrating monotonous numbers into poetic scenes, which not only makes the meaning of the jade carving concise and clear, but also adds to the interest and beauty of jade appreciation.

All the way

"She wears snow-white clothes, has snow-white hair and a green jade mouth, and she stands tall and straight, feeling even more relaxed." The elegant water bird, the egret, appears even more graceful and elegant in jade carvings, often accompanied by lotus flowers, lotus leaves, reeds and swimming fish to create a beautiful pond scene. "Lu" (lu) is homophonic with "lu" (lu), and "lian" (lian) is homophonic with "lian", which has the beautiful meaning of success in all disciplines. In ancient times, passing the imperial examinations consecutively was called "lian ke". If one could pass the examinations consecutively, it would be like "riding a horse galloping in the spring breeze, and seeing all the flowers in Chang'an in one day".

Double Dragons Playing with a Pearl

In our country, the dragon is a symbol of emperors and power. People who hold high positions and are extraordinary are often called dragons among men. Dragon balls are the essence of the dragon and represent beautiful things. Two agile dragons are flying in the clouds, and the agile fire bead is round and translucent. The two dragons are either walking towards each other left and right, or arranged diagonally up and down, with the fire bead in the middle, showing a very dynamic beauty. The pattern of two dragons playing with a pearl is simple and smooth, expressing people's pursuit and yearning for beautiful things and is a symbol of vitality.

Three Friends of Winter

The evergreen pine, the slender and upright bamboo, and the plum blossom that blooms in the cold are not only loved by literati and poets, but are also common subjects for jade carvers. During the Northern Song Dynasty, Su Shi was demoted to Huangzhou. Due to his difficult life, he planted rice, wheat, and mulberry trees, and also planted pine, bamboo, and plum trees. In such a lonely and desolate situation, he remained optimistic and positive and chanted "The Two Musics of Wind and Spring, and the Three Good Friends of Pine and Bamboo", making the "Three Friends of Winter" a symbol of transcendence and perseverance. Wearing jade carvings of the Three Friends of Winter not only represents the hope of possessing the vitality to survive the cold, but also represents the inheritance of outstanding qualities and noble moral integrity.

Dragon soars across the world

The water waves are calm and the waves are surging. A dragon emerges from the water, creating clouds and mist. The surging waves and rising clouds highlight the majestic posture of a dragon soaring across the seas. The dragon scales are clearly visible and the carvings are delicate, showing its majestic momentum. In ancient times, dragons with scales were called jiaolong. They could create clouds and rain when they got water. In poetry, it is often used to describe talented people getting the opportunity to realize their ambitions and rise to the top. The dragon lies dormant in the abyss, the dragon soars in the sky; the jade carving of a dragon soaring across the seas captures the moment when the auspicious dragon is about to rise but has not yet risen. It has the vigor of braving the wind and waves, and the tension of booming upwards. It is suitable for young people who have just entered university or the workplace to wear, to inspire them to work hard and achieve great things.

Five Blessings

Five bats fly up and down around the copper coins with their wings spread out, agile and free, forming the traditional auspicious pattern "Five Blessings Come to the Door". The term "Five Blessings" comes from the Book of Documents: "One is longevity, two is wealth, three is health, four is good virtue, and five is a good end to life." It means that in life, only those who have all five blessings of longevity, wealth, health, good virtue and a good end are blessed. The ancients yearned for the five blessings very much, and patterns of "Five Blessings" can be seen everywhere in jade carvings and clothing, hoping that they and their families would have a smooth, perfect and blessed life.

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