This object is cut from white jade, the stone the Chinese court valued above every other because it could be worked but never rushed. Jade does not bend; t…
White jade carved plate with long pattern and flat square shape Read More »
The object is a study in patience. Jade holds a polish no metal keeps, and the Imperial workshop used that slow shine to signal rank and restraint at once.
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The object is a study in patience. Jade holds a polish no metal keeps, and the Imperial workshop used that slow shine to signal rank and restraint at once.
This pendant is cut from jade, the stone the Chinese court valued above every other because it could be worked but never rushed. Jade does not bend; the ca…
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The zun is a study in patience. Green jade holds a polish no metal keeps, and the Imperial workshop used that slow shine to signal rank and restraint at on…
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This object is cut from white jade, the stone the Chinese court valued above every other because it could be worked but never rushed. Jade does not bend; t…
White Jade Lotus Pattern Box Read More »
The piece is a ewer, and Porcelain is the technique that decides how it reads. The pattern is laid before firing, so the colour sits under a clear glaze, p…
Yixing Kiln Yang Peng Year Purple Clay Pot with Gold Landscape Poems Read More »
This flower pot belongs to the long argument about Chinese porcelain: a jun-ware porcelain body, thrown, glazed and fired until the surface turns to glass.…
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The piece is a jar, and White-glazed porcelain is the technique that decides how it reads. The pattern is laid before firing, so the colour sits under a cl…
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This vase belongs to the long argument about Chinese porcelain: a porcelain body, thrown, glazed and fired until the surface turns to glass. the Yixing war…
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