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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 9798105, member: 2844"]Gorgeous carved nephrite jade river pebble, typical of Hetian/Khotan, the best jade region.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie49" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>This pure shade of white is also typical of the region, and highly sought after. Love the russet skin, all in all a good piece.</p><p><br /></p><p>Unfortunately jade is notoriously difficult to date, and the style of carving on yours is not restricted to a certain period.</p><p>So we only have the cord to go by. My guesstimate is early 20th century, but let's wait for the others.</p><p><br /></p><p>Some people will tell you jade is only good if it is jadeite and set in gold. Don't listen to them.</p><p>Imported jadeite from Myanmar became popular with the rise of the middle class in China because it was more colourful and less expensive than nephrite jade. Although it is very beautiful and versatile, in China jadeite is considered nouveau riche jade.</p><p>Nephrite, especially from Hetian/Khotan, is the jade of ancient ritual and imperial items. It is the jade that makes the hearts of scholars and collectors beat faster.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=";)" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 9798105, member: 2844"]Gorgeous carved nephrite jade river pebble, typical of Hetian/Khotan, the best jade region.:happy: This pure shade of white is also typical of the region, and highly sought after. Love the russet skin, all in all a good piece. Unfortunately jade is notoriously difficult to date, and the style of carving on yours is not restricted to a certain period. So we only have the cord to go by. My guesstimate is early 20th century, but let's wait for the others. Some people will tell you jade is only good if it is jadeite and set in gold. Don't listen to them. Imported jadeite from Myanmar became popular with the rise of the middle class in China because it was more colourful and less expensive than nephrite jade. Although it is very beautiful and versatile, in China jadeite is considered nouveau riche jade. Nephrite, especially from Hetian/Khotan, is the jade of ancient ritual and imperial items. It is the jade that makes the hearts of scholars and collectors beat faster.;)[/QUOTE]
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