Jade comes in many hues, from the shade of a kingfisher’s throat to what the Chinese describe as “moss entangled with melting snow.” But for the people of Myanmar, it is stained, most of all ...
The stunning Chinese jade bowl, dating back to the reign of Emperor Qianlong in the 18th century, turned out to be an incredibly rare and valuable antique, but its owner had unknowingly let her ...
It's based on an ancient tale, and it goes a little like this… The story goes that a race was organised by the Jade Emperor - one of the most important gods in traditional Chinese religion - who ...
The history of jade rollers becomes clearer in the 17th century during the Qing dynasty when the Chinese elite used jade rollers in their beauty routine, says Jeffy. Centuries later, jade rollers ...