Žad iz gore Kun: O simboliki žada v dinastiji Han

Translated title of the contribution: Jade from the Kun mountain: On Symbolism of Jade in the Han Dynasty

Jan Vrhovski*

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Abstract

The article represents a discussion on the use and background of the symbol of jade (yu) as reflected in various sources from the Han (206 BCE–220 CE) dynasty. The present article further attempts to shed some light on how at the time the above-mentioned symbol was used by various schools of thought: from Confucianism to the so-called non-Confucian currents of thought (Daoist sources and examples of synthesis of ideas pertaining to different traditions/currents), and last but not least the earliest literary vestiges of Buddhism in China. Consequently, the article endeavours to give a modest overview of the various connotations of the symbol of jade within a certain point in history, from which all the future ways of applications and use of the symbols of jade, be it in philosophical, literary or religious works, have been derived from.

Translated title of the contributionJade from the Kun mountain: On Symbolism of Jade in the Han Dynasty
Original languageSlovenian
Pages (from-to)293-311
Number of pages19
JournalAsian Studies
Volume7
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 31 Jan 2019

Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)

  • Baihu tong
  • Guanzi
  • Han dynasty
  • Jade
  • symbolism

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