On elegant jade pendants and charms, ladies stand at doorways and balconies, play the flute or kick up their heels in short skirts. Zhai Yiwei updates an ancient art with new ideas. Chinese people ...
Yin Xiaojin's jade carving pendant in the shape of a Chinese cabbage, adorned with a cricket. Chinese cabbage has a long history of cultivation and symbolizes prosperity and abundance. [Photo provided ...
To celebrate Lunar New Year, which lands on Feb. 10, Loewe has tapped three Chinese master jade carvers to create a pendant series that highlights the rare craft of jade sculpting. Xiaojin Yin, a ...
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In my last column on Costa Rica’s extraordinary and prolific jade carving tradition, always involving high status and religious symbolism, we saw that significant lapidary work in jade or similar ...
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 ...