Shengshi said jade

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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: When editing this book, the editors intentionally placed texts from various perspectives—renowned writers, editors, journalists, folk jade hunters and collectors, ancient jade appraisers, and field jade gatherers—on the same platform. Combined with serene and distant images of beautiful jade and the lineage of precious jade from ancient to modern times, the aim was to let these diverse perspectives complement each other, each holding its own ground, and to expand the multifaceted connotations of jade. Jade objects are not only material culture but also technological culture, and even more so, spiritual culture. Among world civilizations, Chinese jade is the only material and spiritual culture that has endured through the ages. This book collects several winning works from the "Chenghuang Jewelry Cup" essay competition titled "Speaking of Jade in a Prosperous Era." The entire book emphasizes humanistic interest and authoritative aesthetic taste, with well-chosen images and text filled with human emotions and worldly insights. It includes records of jade gathering in the Kunlun Mountains, the story of a collector finding the jade pendant of a late Qing dynasty general, fascinating discussions on ancient jade research, detailed insights into modern jade carving, and detailed accounts of encounters with beautiful jade. There is also Zhang Xianliang's unique experience of buying a large agate by chance, despite initially making a mistake.