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<p>This study examines the transformation of jade pendant sets during China’s Zhou and Han dynasties (1046 BCE-220 CE), focusing on the evolution of their structural design, wearing practices, reflective socio-cultural concepts, and their role in shaping collective sensorial experiences. Jade pendant sets were structurally characterized by multiple jade <i>huang</i> connected with abundant jade stone tubes and beads in the Western Zhou period, embodying ritual, moral, and hierarchical significance. From the Eastern Zhou period, a trend of structural simplification emerged, retaining only core jade pendants while eliminating superfluous elements. During the Qin-Han period, they evolved along two trajectories: one that maintained Zhou-style ritualistic symbolism and the other that incorporated Han-style practical functionality, reflecting broader cultural and conceptual shifts in the Zhou-Han era. Across these transformations, jade pendant sets demonstrate how material culture mediated sensory experience, shaped embodied discipline, and articulated evolving forms of social identity, functioning not merely as markers of status but as dynamic instruments of cultural change.</p>

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Jade pendant set wearing in China’s Zhou and Han dynasties: concepts, practices, and sensorial experiences

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    2025年11月17日

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This study examines the transformation of jade pendant sets during China’s Zhou and Han dynasties (1046 BCE-220 CE), focusing on the evolution of their structural design, wearing practices, reflective socio-cultural concepts, and their role in shaping collective sensorial experiences. Jade pendant sets were structurally characterized by multiple jade huang connected with abundant jade stone tubes and beads in the Western Zhou period, embodying ritual, moral, and hierarchical significance. From the Eastern Zhou period, a trend of structural simplification emerged, retaining only core jade pendants while eliminating superfluous elements. During the Qin-Han period, they evolved along two trajectories: one that maintained Zhou-style ritualistic symbolism and the other that incorporated Han-style practical functionality, reflecting broader cultural and conceptual shifts in the Zhou-Han era. Across these transformations, jade pendant sets demonstrate how material culture mediated sensory experience, shaped embodied discipline, and articulated evolving forms of social identity, functioning not merely as markers of status but as dynamic instruments of cultural change.