What's the meaning of jade wrench? We all know that in ancient times, jade wrench was usually used as decoration to present a person's identity symbol, especially for men. However, the jade trigger was not decorated at the beginning, so let's understand the first knowledge of the jade trigger!
Jade wrench, known as sh & egrave;, is a tool worn by the ancients to pull the bow on their thumb when shooting arrows. In Shuowen Jiezi, written by Xu Shen of the Han Dynasty, the interpretation of the character Kan is: "shoot, never, so hook the string, like a bone, and tie the right giant finger."
Kan was first seen in the Shang Dynasty and became very popular in the spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period. During the Warring States period, the trigger began to shorten. In the Western Han Dynasty, Kan changed greatly, gradually lost its practical value and became an ornament.
Development and evolution of jade wrench:
With the change of age and gradual evolution, the material and shape of the jade trigger finger are different in each dynasty. For example, the jade trigger finger of the Shang Dynasty also has the function of drawing a bow and protecting the finger, which is not only longer than the later trigger finger, but also has groove marks on it.
In the Warring States period, it began to get shorter; In the Han Dynasty, the trigger appeared in the shape of a jade piece, similar to a jade pendant, with a small hook used to pull the string, but the trigger at this time could not bear the force of pulling the bow.
In the Song Dynasty, there were some trigger fingers imitating the Han Dynasty, with a variety of styles, including flake and short barrel.
In the Qing Dynasty, the wrench was cylindrical, with one end concave and one end convex. Because its material was more round and smooth, it was more difficult to shoot arrows, and became a symbol of decoration, identity and fashion trend. The Qing Dynasty seized the world with national military power. Archery, as an important personal military skill in the cold weapon era, received great attention. Therefore, the children of the Eight Banners in the Qing Dynasty attached great importance to pulling the finger, almost one in each hand, so they became familiar with it.
The trigger has also gradually become a very fashionable jewelry from military equipment. Due to the need to show off wealth, the texture of the trigger has also developed from antlers to rhinoceros horns, ivory, crystal, jade, porcelain, emerald, tourmaline and other precious and smooth raw materials.
The trigger worn by ordinary flagmen is mostly made of white jade. The nobles took jadeite, lanzhiyu, etc. as the top choice. According to its size and thickness, it can be divided into civil and military. The martial wrench is mostly plain, and the literary wrench is more than the refined poetry or patterns on the outer wall. Later, Han people also took advantage of this trend.
Connotation and meaning of jade culture:
According to the palace paintings such as the painting of Qianlong's grand reading, it can be found that most of the wrenches used by Qianlong in the actual combat of riding and shooting are made of horns and teeth. It can be seen that the jade wrench has exceeded its practical value. The reason why Qianlong loved finger pulling is that he believed that "finger pulling" not only symbolized the family law of the Manchu nation, but also condensed the "shooting" ceremony of cultivating gentlemen in Confucian orthodoxy.
'Jade' not only has the beauty of Lin Lin, but also has the profound implication that a gentleman is more virtuous than jade. Therefore, the use of jade to make the trigger can concentrate the Manchu and Han civilization and integrate the ways of literature and martial arts. It can not only enjoy the hand, but also guard the heart all the time.
Although, with the development of the times, the original practical functions of the trigger have disappeared. The military, military, gun forest and sword rain have gone away from us, and the trigger has ended its military life. Put away the hard shell, revealing tenderness and showing its unique style.
Jade trigger also has many special meanings, such as expressing the unity of brothers and wearing a trigger respectively, which also has the meaning of expressing the harmony between husband and wife.
Jade trigger finger can also be divided into Wu ban finger and Wen trigger finger. Wu trigger finger is plain, and Wen trigger finger is carved into poetry or patterns. Another meaning of wrench is' ring ', and wrench is also a ring. Many people often engrave aphorisms such as' quit smoking 'and' quit drinking 'on their fingers to remind themselves.