Art of Collecting and Appreciating Chinese Artifacts - Volume 2: Jade

Author: Shi Shuqing
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Publish Date: 2003-10-01
Features: Chinese jade culture has formed a long history of craftsmanship and a distinct national style.，You will see how the ancients condensed their reverence for nature into auspicious jade and skillfully expressed their pursuit of virtue and beauty in ornaments. Believing in the immortality of the soul, they buried the deceased generously with jade objects, devoutly wishing for their rebirth. Over thousands of years, jade objects have been meticulously carved and polished by countless skilled artisans, used and handled by rulers and literati of all dynasties, and interpreted and embellished by scholars of ritual studies. They have deeply integrated into traditional Chinese culture and rituals, subtly influencing and shaping the consciousness and behavior of generations of Chinese people.