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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 9601949, member: 2844"]Couldn't agree more.</p><p>And I am glad it came from a Chinese person, because it didn't feel right coming from me after Greg's very personal reply about jadeite and gold etc.</p><p>However, I have written several posts in the past about the appreciation of beautiful nephrite jade versus the more 'showy' jadeite jade.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think Greg's family's appreciation of glossy jadeite with gold etc stems from a migrant background. They were forced by circumstance to focus on monetary value, and a value that meant something in their new surroundings.</p><p>Nephrite jade, on the other hand, is the stone of "high" culture. Scholars and collectors, for instance, and of course the old time upper classes. That is a part of Chinese culture that wasn't known or understood in the country Greg's ancestors migrated to.</p><p><br /></p><p>Greg is right in saying that jade is important in Chinese culture, but that is nephrite jade, not jadeite. The large scale import of jadeite only began in the 18th century, if I remember correctly. It is indeed connected with the nouveau riche of the time, and even to this day.</p><p>Nephrite has a strong and profound historic, cultural and spiritual connotation that is so much older than the import of jadeite.</p><p>Nephrite is embedded in Chinese culture, whereas jadeite is a Burmese stone.</p><p><br /></p><p>And yes, there is snobbishness involved in the appreciation of nephrite, just like there is snobbishness in saying quality jade can only be recognized by expensive settings.</p><p>Old school nephrite snobs versus nouveau jadeite snobs.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie75" alt=":playful:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 9601949, member: 2844"]Couldn't agree more. And I am glad it came from a Chinese person, because it didn't feel right coming from me after Greg's very personal reply about jadeite and gold etc. However, I have written several posts in the past about the appreciation of beautiful nephrite jade versus the more 'showy' jadeite jade. I think Greg's family's appreciation of glossy jadeite with gold etc stems from a migrant background. They were forced by circumstance to focus on monetary value, and a value that meant something in their new surroundings. Nephrite jade, on the other hand, is the stone of "high" culture. Scholars and collectors, for instance, and of course the old time upper classes. That is a part of Chinese culture that wasn't known or understood in the country Greg's ancestors migrated to. Greg is right in saying that jade is important in Chinese culture, but that is nephrite jade, not jadeite. The large scale import of jadeite only began in the 18th century, if I remember correctly. It is indeed connected with the nouveau riche of the time, and even to this day. Nephrite has a strong and profound historic, cultural and spiritual connotation that is so much older than the import of jadeite. Nephrite is embedded in Chinese culture, whereas jadeite is a Burmese stone. And yes, there is snobbishness involved in the appreciation of nephrite, just like there is snobbishness in saying quality jade can only be recognized by expensive settings. Old school nephrite snobs versus nouveau jadeite snobs.:playful:[/QUOTE]
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