战国时期玉器制作工艺的若干探讨

Discussion on Jade-carving Techniques during the Warring States Period

战国时期是中国玉器发展史上的又一个高峰。本文在玉器制作工艺方面作一些探讨。初步总结了以下工艺特点:多种工艺综合使用,镂空工艺尤其得到广泛应用,金银器工艺与玉器工艺结合的相当完美,玉器纹饰种类繁多,逐渐以谷纹为主体。并且探讨了铁质工具应用于玉器制造的可能性。对于缺乏治玉工具的发现的原因也有所探讨。

The Warring States period was a peak era in the history of Chinese jades. This paper argues on jade-carving techniques of this period and concludes that during this period, various techniques, especially drilling, had been widely applied, and some jade-carving techniques were derived from those on metalwork. Jades in this period bore many kinds of decorations, among which the vale pattern is the dominating category. It also discusses the possibility of iron tools used in jade-carving and the reason why jade-carving tools are seldom unearthed.