What are the meanings of Ruyi? How is the meaning of Ruyi used in jade carving?

The spell "May everything go as I wish and come true soon" is a memory of many people born in the 1980s and 1990s. In fact, we can see from this sentence that "Ruyi" means everything goes well and everything goes as we wish. Such beautiful auspicious meaning has actually been used in jade carving as early as the Han Dynasty. Do you know how the meaning of Ruyi is reflected in jade carvings?

When Ruyi first appeared in the form of a jade artifact, it was called Jade Ruyi. The appearance of Jade Ruyi combines the virtues of jade's durability and smoothness with the auspicious meaning of Ruyi, creating a Ruyi artifact with Chinese characteristics and auspicious culture. In ancient times, jade ruyi was first used as a weapon for self-defense, and later evolved into a command item for generals in war. In fact, it was so important because jade ruyi symbolizes good luck in everything and can bring people good luck and win the war. During the Wei and Jin Dynasties, the jade ruyi became a possession of high-ranking officials and nobles. To a certain extent, the ruyi symbolized power and status.

With the changing of times, the meaning of jade ruyi is still loved by modern people, but people cannot carry a jade ruyi with them when walking around the streets at any time, so modern jade carvings simplify the shape of the jade ruyi, taking only the ruyi head as the most important ruyi shape, making it convenient for people to wear it with them. The simple and elegant shape also has a beautiful meaning.

Later, people not only pursued the beautiful meaning of the jade ruyi in jade carving, but also combined it with other shapes to make the ruyi's meaning richer. For example, the combination of the Ruyi shape and the longevity peach shape not only carries the meaning of good luck, but also the good wishes for health and longevity. Another example is the combination of jade ruyi and peace lock, which not only locks peace but also carries the meaning of good luck and fortune, and is deeply loved by people.

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