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Qing Tong Ring with Padparadscha

Qing Tong Ring with Padparadscha

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18k white Gold, diamond 570pcs (2.036cts, padparacha 1pc (1.57cts)

16.5mm

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When it comes to designing his jewellery, Yewn is influenced by the origins of both Chinese civilisation and China’s written word. For his Qing Tong 青銅 collection, he took his inspiration from bronze ritual vessels of the Xia 夏 (c.2100-1600 BCE), Shang 商 (c.1600-1050 BCE) and Zhou 周 (c.1050-256 BCE) cultures. By using the great and distinctive patterns of old, he has created jewels that are a bridge between contemporary design and past Chinese art.
As the use of bronze ritual vessels became widespread, so did the rules that went with them: Who could use which form of utensil? And what motif may be placed on the vessel? Accordingly, a strict hierarchy was introduced, creating a highly structured society of privilege that was controlled from the emperor down.

Piece-mould casting had been perfected during the Shang dynasty when large- scale bronze vessels with complex patterns were being made. Gradually this method was replaced by welding and inlay techniques during the Eastern Zhou 東 周 dynasty (771-221 BCE).

Iron casting and blast furnaces were already in existence by 400 BCE and were owned by private individuals until they were nationalised in the Han dynasty (206 BCE-220 CE) in 119 BCE. With cast iron came weaponry, including the jian 剑 (sword); the nuji 弩机 (crossbow mechanism); the pi 铍 (another type of sword); and the zu 镞 (arrow head). Developed using metallurgical techniques, weapons would become the curse of many communities during the Spring and Autumn (771-c.480 BCE) and Warring States (c.480-221 BCE) periods, as well as the short lived Qin dynasty (221-206 BCE).

During the Qin dynasty a form of peace was imposed on the Chinese population by China’s first emperor, Qinshihuang (259-210 BCE) and with peace came the possibility of peacetime activities such as farming, village life and the making of utensils and tools which would help the population carry out their daily chores. The skill and knowledge used to regulate the heat of the forge was now transferred to controlling the heat of the kiln and the firing of porcelain.

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