Le précieux jade ancien

Hello and welcome to a look at a story. I am Anne. Why is the ancient jade so precious? Jade has a long history in Chinese culture. Various objects and accessories in jade play an important role in the daily life of the population and in the appearance and aesthetic research. As jade has evolved over the ages, it has developed different meanings in the fields of religion, politics, rituals and art. But why do we love jade so much, whose authenticity is so difficult to distinguish? What is the peculiarity of ancient jade? Just like the ancient Chinese people, modern Chinese people appreciate jade. Deng Shuping, researcher at the National Museum of the Palace in Taipei, once reminded jade lovers during a speech how modern people should appreciate ancient jade. Deng Shuping specified that in the museum, the oldest exhibited objects are jades. The works of art that have continued to be produced through the different dynasties are jades. For the public, the antiquities whose deep and most difficult sense to understand are in jade. But the most attractive objects are also jades. At the National Museum of the Palace, the most visited exhibition rooms are those dedicated to jade. Chongyu, the cult of jade, has a long history in Chinese traditional culture. Because the ancient jade has played for a long time The jade allowed emperors to connect to the gods. It also symbolizes the power and dignity of the leaders. This culture was born in antiquity. As the different cultures diversified, jade became the carrier of the rites. Jade combines two distinct varieties, nephrite and jadeite. The famous jade chou is one of the representative works of jadeite. Jadeite shines like glass. It has different colors depending on its chrome and iron content. It can therefore take an emerald green color when it is rich in chrome and dark green, red, emerald, or light purple, etc. depending on the amount of iron. Once upon a time, a jade hook dating from the Han dynasty of western China was sold for 825.25 thousand pounds during the sale at the autumn auctions of Christie's in London, setting the record for the highest sale at the auctions of jade in the Han dynasty. This news makes many jade lovers want to collect more jade. But it is difficult to distinguish the real jade from the fake jade. So how to appreciate the quality of a jade? Deng Shuping explained that many wealthy people But in fact, many old jades are fake. Deng Shuping therefore suggested to jade lovers to go to the National Museum of the Palace to learn first to recognize the pieces in authentic jade. This will prevent them from blindly spending a lot of money for jade for which they are not sure of its authenticity. The 11 virtues of jade Love for ancient jade has been transmitted from antiquity to our days. In ancient China, jade was considered to have spiritual virtues allowing to communicate with the deities. The Chinese thought that jade was an object of good omen which brought together the essence of heaven and earth and could conjure bad spirits and disasters. In ancient times, the good men wore jade as a symbol of their virtues. Even Confucius said that jade had 11 virtues. Jade is soft, rich and virtuous. It symbolizes benevolence, youth. Jade is solid, dense and majestic symbolizing wisdom, God. It is sharp but does not hurt. It symbolizes moral integrity and righteousness, God. The sculpted jade is often worn as a pendant symbolizing a ritual object, God. The sound emitted by jade is clear and elegant symbolizing music, God. The defects on jade do not mask its beauty. And jade does not hide its defects. Therefore, it symbolizes loyalty, God. Jade always displays its luminosity symbolizing truth, faith, God. Jade rises like a rainbow in the sky symbolizing heaven, God. The spirit of jade is as vast as the high mountains and the great flowers, symbolizing the earth, God. Junzi take jade in their hands to practice rituals symbolizing morality and virtue, God. Jade is appreciated by everyone because it symbolizes morality and ethics, God.