At the end of the Ming Dynasty, a famous jade carving master named Lu Zigang emerged from Suzhou. He used exquisite jade materials and superb jade carving techniques to integrate seals, calligraphy and painting arts into jade tablets, and made jade pendants in the shape of Square or rectangular, generous and solid, like a brand, it became famous for a while, and later generations called it "Zigang brand". One of them has no decorations, so it is named Wushi Pai based on its homophonic pronunciation, "Wu Shi (Decoration) Pai", which means to ward off evil spirits, avoid disasters, and be safe and healthy. It is deeply loved by the public and widely circulated. This is the original origin of Wushi brand. /50da81cb39dbb6fdf43efaee0224ab18962b3794?x-bce-process=image/resize,m_lfit,w_450,h_600,limit_1/quality,q_85
Buddha said: Nothing means existence. Nothing means everything. Therefore, the "Nothing Card" is regarded as a "wishing card" and a talisman, and everyone rushes to own it. It is said that as long as you make a wish or blessing on the "Nothing Card", the wish will become a reality and will protect you throughout your life.
The materials of Wushi Pai are mainly divided into four categories: precious wood, metal, gemstone, and animal bone.
Wood types: Agarwood WuShipai, mahogany WuShiPai, golden nanmu WuShiPai;
Skeleton types: ivory WuShiPai, black buffalo horn WuShiPai.
Metals: copper Wushipai, silver Wushipai;
Gemstones: Hetian jade Wushipai, jade Wushipai, amber Wushipai, beeswax Nothing Happens;
Since the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, before a scholar goes to Beijing to take the exam, his family will make a "Nothing Happens" card for him in order to ensure a safe journey. To this day, people still have the tradition of wearing the "Nothing" plate to pray for blessings, especially the only children in the family. Careful parents will ask for a "Nothing" plate to ensure their healthy growth. Of course, Wushi tablets are not completely without decoration. Wushi tablets engraved with auspicious patterns such as Kuilong pattern to ward off evil spirits and bring good luck, Guanyin, Buddha and other auspicious patterns are also becoming more and more popular.
Many people think that the Ping An Wu Shi brand generally does not have any carvings on the front of the brand, which also means "peace". However, the traditional Chinese Ping An Wu Shi brand actually has a lot of emphasis on the material and carving work of the brand. The requirements are still very high. Generally, safe and sound cards must have a card head. Common card heads include dragons and phoenixes, auspicious clouds, wishful heads, Ganoderma lucidum and other shapes. The reason why the tablet head exists is because the earliest material of the Ping An Wu Shi tablet was mainly jade, and the tablet head is a conventional method in jade carving. + It has gradually changed from a simple sign head or an ordinary sign without engraving. What is more common is to carve different auspicious patterns on the Ping An Wu Shi sign, which not only retains the meaning of "safety" of the Ping An Wu Shi sign, but also It also increases the pertinence and beauty of the brand, and some even engrave some modern-style patterns on it to make it unique and flavorful.
The early Ping An Wu Shi cards were mainly made of jade, which is a type of jade. The culture of jade has a long history, which can be traced back to early cultures such as Hongshan, Liangzhu, and Yinxu. From the Warring States Period to the Han Dynasty, the development of jade reached an unprecedented peak. In addition to wealth, art, and etiquette, the content she covers also adds political meaning. Due to the successive wars during the Warring States Period and the Qin Dynasty, the political struggles in the palace were dangerous and assassinations occurred frequently. The Han court stipulated that ministers should wear ancient jade pendants before going to court. Group pendants, as the name suggests, are jade pendants in groups. The group of jade pendants is composed of jade pendants of different sizes, with a silk rope in the middle and worn around the waist, restricting the movements of civil and military officials when they go to court. If someone moves too big or too violently, the uniform will jingle, which will inevitably attract the attention of the guards.
Jade is a non-renewable resource. After long-term development and mining, the resource has been almost exhausted. The best jade material is even more rare, and jade is mostly processed into bracelets and rings, making jade safe. There are fewer and fewer cards.
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The ancients said that wearing jade is beautiful, gold is valuable and jade is priceless. Jade has been buried underground for thousands of years or hundreds of millions of years. Jade contains a lot of mineral elements, so people often say that people nourish jade and jade nourishes people. If a person is in good health and wears jade for a long time, it can nourish the jade, and the water head of the jade, that is, the refractive index, will be higher. It gets better and brighter. If a person is in poor health and wears jade for a long time, the mineral elements in jade will slowly be absorbed by the human body to achieve health care effects. Moreover, the "Compendium of Materia Medica" also introduces the health care effects of jade. Especially Hetian jade, known as the king of nephrite.
The health-care effects of Hotan Jade have been shown by modern scientific research: Hotan Jade contains trace elements that are very beneficial to the human body. Frequent wearing of Hotan Jade will have a negative impact on the meridians due to the effects of rubbing the skin and massaging acupoints during wearing. Blood vessels and skin have functions and can prevent and cure diseases, so it is very beneficial to wear Hotan jade items as amulets.
Hetian jade is a rare treasure. Hotan jade contains more than 30 trace elements that are beneficial to the human body such as selenium, zinc, nickel, cobalt, manganese, magnesium, and calcium. These elements emit start-up waves and The start-up wave of human cells is the same kind of fluctuation state. Human cells produce sexual buzzing and vibration with the fluctuations emitted from jade, which makes human cell tissues more energetic, promotes blood circulation, enhances metabolism, and Remove waste from the body. Magnesium, which accounts for 40%, is one of the main components of chlorophyll. Magnesium is also present in human cells. Jade can turn drinking water and natural water into active water, helping the body improve immunity.