Auspicious jade carving of Ruyi lock

The shape of Ruyi is a head made of cloud patterns and Ganoderma lucidum with a long handle connected to it. The original " Ruyi " evolved from the ancient hu and scratching stick. At that time, people used it to scratch the itchy places that their hands could not reach, and it could satisfy people's wishes, so it was named "Ruyi". "Ruyi" is a relatively special jade carving and is a traditional auspicious object in my country.

The Chinese civilization has been brilliant for five thousand years. The jade culture has never been interrupted in this long river of history, and the jade carving craftsmanship has gradually matured in the course of thousands of years of development. As the saying goes: "Jade must be crafted, the craftsmanship must have meaning, and the meaning must be auspicious!" People often use jade to pray for blessings and express good wishes. Today we will talk about a common pattern in jade carvings - Ruyi.

The Qing Dynasty's "Catalogue of Different Names of Things" says: "Ruyi is the ancient claw stick." The original "Ruyi" evolved from the ancient hu and scratching stick. At that time, people used it to scratch the itchy places that their hands couldn't reach, and it could satisfy people's wishes, so it was called Ruyi. It is commonly known as "Buqiuren" and because of its beautiful meaning, it has been widely used from the court to the folk. It is a precious object that integrates court etiquette, folk exchanges, and display and appreciation.

The shapes of jade Ruyi pendants that we often see now are mostly evolved from Ganoderma lucidum and auspicious clouds. Ganoderma lucidum, as a precious fungus plant that can be used as medicine and food, has been praised by people from ancient times to the present; and auspicious clouds are clouds that symbolize auspiciousness, and auspiciousness is explained in the Book of Changes as "changing clouds are auspicious events with auspicious signs."

The Ruyi shape can be used as a pendant theme, implying good luck, health and success, and can also appear as an auspicious accessory in other patterns: carving a swan with a Ganoderma lucidum in its mouth means "I am as I wish"; carving ginseng as a design theme with Ganoderma lucidum hanging on its body means "a happy life, good luck and health"; carving longevity peaches and using the Ganoderma lucidum shape to express the peach branch on the top means "happiness and longevity" and is also known as "being satisfied".

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