殷墟晚商玉器切割技术试析

Analysis on the Cutting Technique of Jade Article in Late Shang Dynasty in Yin Ruins

本文主要介绍了殷墟妇好墓玉器切割技术的研究情况。殷墟晚商时期玉器开料以锯片切割技术为主。二次加工中,存在一类携带解玉砂的、硬度和韧度都较高的线状工具,被用于镂雕等工艺。另外,解玉砂技术在殷墟晚商时期可能已产生变革。

This article mainly introduces the present research situation of technology used to cut jade unearthed from the Fuhao tomb in Yinxu. Blade-sawing technique played an important role in cutting jade in the late Shang dynasty. In the carving of pierced features, some smaller wire saws with a mixture of abrasive sand （ which is called Jieyu sand in aucient China ） were employed to secondary processing. Our observations suggest thai some better Jieyu sand was first used during the late Shang dynasty.