A huang (璜) is a Chinese arc-shaped jade artifact that was used as a pendant. [1] [2]
Huang arcs were used in a jade pei ornament set (組玉佩), [3] which would be worn from the belt. [4] The pendant set would emit a faint pleasant sound as the wearer walked, in line with the customs of Confucian etiquette. [4] The number of huang arcs in a set of jade pendants is not always the same. [2] It is suggested that the amount in a set may have indicated the social status of the person. [2]
At the ends of a huang, there were often abstract heads of animals carved into the jade. During the Eastern Zhou period, block-shaped tiger-like ends were often used in the huang, but these would develop into more-abstract notches. [1]
A huang (璜) is a Chinese arc-shaped jade artifact that was used as a pendant. [1] [2]
Huang arcs were used in a jade pei ornament set (組玉佩), [3] which would be worn from the belt. [4] The pendant set would emit a faint pleasant sound as the wearer walked, in line with the customs of Confucian etiquette. [4] The number of huang arcs in a set of jade pendants is not always the same. [2] It is suggested that the amount in a set may have indicated the social status of the person. [2]
At the ends of a huang, there were often abstract heads of animals carved into the jade. During the Eastern Zhou period, block-shaped tiger-like ends were often used in the huang, but these would develop into more-abstract notches. [1]