Pigs 豬

汉朝 Han dynasty
(206 BC–220 AD)
China

Jade, 10.1cm long

cat# 1401182 1401183

Believed to be symbols of wealth, pairs of pig shaped jades are found placed in the hands of the deceased during the Han dynasty, as a wish for wealth in the afterlife. Like the cicada, these pigs are often stylised with minimal lines cut into the surface.

漢朝時期，因為豬被認為是財富的象徵，對豬形狀的玉飾常被發現放置在死者的手中，作為一種希望他們來世能夠富庶的祈願。就像琀蟬一樣，這些豬形玉飾的表面也被雕刻了細小的線條。