On the Ming-Dynasty Excavated Jade-Inlaid Belts in Periodization and Evolution
Jade-inlaid belt of the jade accessories symbolizes the highest in the system of the Ming dynasty official costumes and crown or hats.There have been jade belts excavated in 15 out of 17 imperial tombs of the Ming dynasty.The combination of official documents,ritual books,private notes,novels and other visual materials together indicates that the Ming-Dynasty jade-inlaid belts went through three stages of early,middle and late in development,those of each period varied in artistic style and uses as the result of the significant impacts from the reforms of official uniform system,the mobility of social classes,the changes of the social manners tending from thrifty to luxury and the ideas on the levels of classes.
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