Crystal chain flower basket
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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White Jade Beast Mask Sword
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…
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Autumn Mountain Travel Picture Yushan
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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malachite landscape figure screen insert
This figure 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 car…
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Sapphire exotic beast inkstone drops
The ink stone 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…
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White Jade Changyi Descendants Pei
This pendant 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;…
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Qingyu visits friends with Qin Tu Shanzi
The mountain-shaped carving is a study in patience. Green jade holds a polish no metal keeps, and the Imperial workshop used that slow shine to signal rank…
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White jade carved dragon and chi ax style pendant
This pendant 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;…
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Jasper longevity moiré four-legged wash
The washer is a study in patience. Dark green (bian) jade holds a polish no metal keeps, and the Imperial workshop used that slow shine to signal rank and…
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Jasper lotus pattern melon-edge jar
This object is cut from dark green (bian) jade, the stone the Chinese court valued above every other because it could be worked but never rushed. Jade does…
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