Depreciation white jade

Author: Li Yinghao (Compiler)
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Publication Date: 2000-10-01
Features: Following his previous works "Folk Jade," "Protective Jade," and "Identifying Ancient Jade," the author, with over three decades of experience in collecting and identifying Chinese jade, offers insights on selecting and preserving valuable white jade. Concisely and thoroughly, he outlines the forms, decorations, era styles, and colorations of white jade from the Shang Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty. The book provides an in-depth analysis. It features nearly 300 rare images of Chinese white jade, all in full color and finely printed, including exquisite pieces from the Shang, Zhou, Spring and Autumn/Warring States periods, Han, Wei-Jin-Six Dynasties, Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties (with a focus on the Qianlong era). The works are splendid and varied, offering visual pleasure and a means to enrich one's life.