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Jade has been a symbol of status in China since ancient times. Jade is an important material, and is often used in carvings, jewelry, screens, decorations, etc. Jade is held in high regard as valuable ...
In the fall of 2019, I happened to be in Taipei on vacation. I was wandering through the massive jade market, not expecting to buy anything, when an auntie working one of the stalls pulled me over.
Jade has been part of China’s art tradition for thousands of years. Jade comes in two distinct forms: jadeite and nephrite. Jade carvers believe the elements of jade make it something beautiful and ...
Running his hands over a palm-sized jade pig resting on its haunches, an antique trader in Taiwan says the ears on the nearly 400-year-old piece are a marker of its authenticity. “The folds in the pig ...
"The folds in the pig's ears show the handiwork, the ancient handicraft" of the Ming dynasty (1368-1644), said the 60-year-old trader, who would only provide his last name as Lee. "It takes very ...
Appraisal: 18th C. Chinese Jade Belt Hook, from Vintage Milwaukee. Watch Lark E. Mason's appraisal of an 18th century Chinese jade belt hook, in Vintage Milwaukee.
Watch what Jinx had to say about her million-dollar moment in Raleigh! Jinx, the owner of a collection of Chinese jade and celadon pieces from the Qianlong Period, talked to us about receiving the ...
A woman who inherited a collection of Chinese carved jade from her father has scored the first $1 million (£600,000) appraisal from experts on the US television programme "Antiques Roadshow," the ...