Does she know what happened to the Jade Ark from the Chu dynasty that used to be at the Jade Art Museum in Chendu, China. This priceless artifact appears to have gone missing as it is no longer on display....I am so disappointed that it was removed. It is called the Sanxingdui Jade Boat.
Wonderful presentation! Jade is wonderful. One of my favorite minerals. I loved learning how it’s stronger than steel & carved with diamonds. The diplomatic story was a funny instance of value and knowledge. ⛩🪴✨
Dr. So's talk was most impressive! But I would like to know how did C.T.Loo acquire all his archaic artiifacts? Were any of the jades stolen from excavated tombs?
Are claws usually present on the culturally carved Hetian dragon sculptures in a certain time period, but claws are not included in others? Is that the question?
@@slwtgf openwork white jade superbly carved I doubt it was made during Ming as this design was common during Ming dynasty but superbly carved with three dimensional carvings I think it was carved during Qianlong period instead but how come no five claws or any claws
@@florencetan615 very good point, thanks for pointing it out! I’m finding jade (the history, but also lapidary skills, in general) so beautiful and fascinating! I found chrysoprase recently, a stone I haven’t come across yet, and omg the hues of that, from majestic dark shades to the happy apple green + lighter hues has me marveling on that, now, too.
@@FatEnjoi The ancient Chinese have been doing it since the Neolithic age. Same for the bronze and iron age. There's plenty of videos talking about it. Not to mention all the jade artifacts in mesoamerica...
good luck with that. Been trying to flatten a piece of jasper using sand for weeks and only taken off a hairs width of material, you would need diamond edged tools to do any damage. Not been able to find information on anyone using man powered hand tools to sculpt these hard stones, almost find it hard to believe it can be done, especially in the Neolithic when people were supposed to be primitive.
@@FatEnjoi You don't need a diamond to carve hard stone lol. That's a debunked talking point as shown by people like *SGD Sacred geometry decoded* and *Scientists against myths* The sand you're allegedly using probably is insufficient. The ancient Egyptians for example used Emery in their abrasives. I reckon magnetite rich sand would also work pretty well. I find it curious on why you think the Neolithic age is primitive. That's an outdated take at best. The Neolithic people literally created agriculture, domestication and metallurgy lol...
This was great thankyou. 😊🌻
Does she know what happened to the Jade Ark from the Chu dynasty that used to be at the Jade Art Museum in Chendu, China. This priceless artifact appears to have gone missing as it is no longer on display....I am so disappointed that it was removed. It is called the Sanxingdui Jade Boat.
Wonderful presentation! Jade is wonderful. One of my favorite minerals. I loved learning how it’s stronger than steel & carved with diamonds. The diplomatic story was a funny instance of value and knowledge. ⛩🪴✨
Dr. So's talk was most impressive! But I would like to know how did C.T.Loo acquire all his archaic artiifacts? Were any of the jades stolen from excavated tombs?
What else?
CT Loo smuggled huge numbers of fine Chinese artifacts when China was in chaos and being destroyed by the west. He then sold these to the west.
Where is the best place to get an appraisal on archiac Chinese jade?
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Can anyone tell me how to differentiate Ming or Qing Hetian open work jade that depicts a dragon but with no claws at all.
Are claws usually present on the culturally carved Hetian dragon sculptures in a certain time period, but claws are not included in others? Is that the question?
@@slwtgf openwork white jade superbly carved I doubt it was made during Ming as this design was common during Ming dynasty but superbly carved with three dimensional carvings I think it was carved during Qianlong period instead but how come no five claws or any claws
@@florencetan615 very good point, thanks for pointing it out! I’m finding jade (the history, but also lapidary skills, in general) so beautiful and fascinating! I found chrysoprase recently, a stone I haven’t come across yet, and omg the hues of that, from majestic dark shades to the happy apple green + lighter hues has me marveling on that, now, too.
15:56 you can't damage jade with steel? Well that's nonsense lol. You can't cut it buy you can absolutely use sculpting tools.
@@FatEnjoi The ancient Chinese have been doing it since the Neolithic age. Same for the bronze and iron age. There's plenty of videos talking about it. Not to mention all the jade artifacts in mesoamerica...
@@FatEnjoi "From workshop to grave: ancient Chinese jade" is a good vid on the topic. Check it out.
good luck with that. Been trying to flatten a piece of jasper using sand for weeks and only taken off a hairs width of material, you would need diamond edged tools to do any damage. Not been able to find information on anyone using man powered hand tools to sculpt these hard stones, almost find it hard to believe it can be done, especially in the Neolithic when people were supposed to be primitive.
@@FatEnjoi You don't need a diamond to carve hard stone lol. That's a debunked talking point as shown by people like *SGD Sacred geometry decoded* and *Scientists against myths* The sand you're allegedly using probably is insufficient. The ancient Egyptians for example used Emery in their abrasives. I reckon magnetite rich sand would also work pretty well. I find it curious on why you think the Neolithic age is primitive. That's an outdated take at best. The Neolithic people literally created agriculture, domestication and metallurgy lol...
@@_MikeJon_ that sounds interesting i'll check it out
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