Shang Dynasty Colorful Lacquer Painted Jade Parrot-shaped Pendant with Inscription on Each Side

Description

Painted lacquer jade ware, also known as jade lacquerware, is a jade ware that is decorated with lacquer and mineral pigments on the surface of the finished jade after carving.
It is extremely rare. The manufacturing process of jade carving itself has been very complicated, and the difficulty of painting with lacquer can be imagined.

This parrot pendant is in the shape of a high-crowned parrot that is typical of the Shang Dynasty. The parrot is in a standing posture, with a long tail, a hooked beak, “臣” shaped eyes, and a high serrated crest. The material is jade (according to the visible part under the peeling paint) , The outer layer is covered with black lacquer and bordered with ochre mineral pigments. The parrot is engraved with inscriptions on both sides of the body and crown. The inscriptions are pre-engraved on the surface of the jade and then filled with bright yellow mineral pigments.

This lacquered painted jade parrot is well preserved, with bright colors and standard shape. It is an extremely rare representative work of ancient painted jade.