Hóngshān Culture Ancient Jade Essence (Hardcover Edition)

Author: Xu Qiang
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Publish Date: 2004-04-01
Features: Author Xu Qiang is deeply fond of collecting ancient Chinese jades and currently owns over 1,600 pieces. Over the past two decades, he has written more than 100,000 words of appraisal notes and conducted countless authentication experiments. In recent more than ten years, he has particularly focused on the collection and research of Hongshan culture jades, gradually forming his own unique theories and perspectives. This book is divided into 11 parts: Jade Birds, Jade Animal Shapes, Jade Bi, Jade Dragons, Jade Divine Groups, Heaven and Earth Divine Pendants, Horse-Shoe Shaped Jade Collars, Jade Turtles, Jade Cicadas, Jade Silkworms, Horn-Shaped Objects, and Others. With illustrations and text, it introduces the names of the jades, their materials, dimensions, appraisals, and reference prices for collection. It holds high value for appraisal and reference. The Hongshan culture jade charts presented in this book are selected from the author's collection of ancient jades, possessing extremely high artistic and historical value. The author adopts a scientific attitude and materialist perspective to examine the history, trace the origins, and verify the fundamentals of Hongshan culture jades from the perspective of the development of Chinese civilization, cultural history, social history, and religious history. The charts recorded in the book are selected from the author's collection of Hongshan culture summer jades, and the majority have been authenticated by domestic experts. However, due to the author's limited knowledge, there are inevitably many shortcomings in the analysis and appraisal of these ancient jades, some of which may even be incorrect. This is a summary of the author's research insights over the past twenty years, compiled to share with readers. It is hoped that scholars, experts, and jade enthusiasts will provide corrections to facilitate mutual learning, exchange, and improvement, thereby promoting the study of ancient Chinese jades in our country. The "Reference Prices for Collection" in the book are primarily based on the auction records of Hongshan culture jades over the years in China and are intended for reference only for collectors.