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Record No. 29557
The Significance of Jade in China's Culture, History and Art
Edited Book
Christie's and Woolf Charitable Trust, editor (2025) The Significance of Jade in China's Culture, History and Art.. no city (UK), Woolf Charitable Trust, 181 pp..
ISBN/ISSN: 9781040000000 | Sinkankas/Born No.: NIS/NIB | RWHL*
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gems, jade, Chinese jade carving, jadeite, fei cui, nephrite, archaic jade
A collection of essays by six leading international experts and acamedics in Chinese art and cultural history, examining the seminal role played by jade – its manufacture, symbolism, social and political value, spiritual resonance and artistic appreciation – in 17th and 18th Century China, as illustrated by selected pieces from the Woolf Collection of Chinese Jades.