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<p>[QUOTE="Al Kowsky, post: 3565566, member: 97383"][ATTACH=full]948479[/ATTACH] </p><p>Eduard, Did you know jade comes in many colors, not just green <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie12" alt="o_O" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />? Older generations of Chinese actually preferred white jade over green <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie57" alt=":jawdrop:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />, like the dragon pendant pictured below, 2.0 in. diameter. I sold this pendant at a Heritage auction several years ago.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]948464[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]948466[/ATTACH]</p><p>Newer generations of Chinese like vivid greens like the brush washer below that I also sold at auction, but the tide is changing. White jade is coming into favor with the current generation & bringing very high prices <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie5" alt=":confused:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]948473[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]948476[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]948479[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The ancient Meso Americans also like the brilliant green jade like the 1,500 year old pendant from Costa Rica, 3.375 in. long.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]948482[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Al Kowsky, post: 3565566, member: 97383"][ATTACH=full]948479[/ATTACH] Eduard, Did you know jade comes in many colors, not just green o_O? Older generations of Chinese actually preferred white jade over green :jawdrop:, like the dragon pendant pictured below, 2.0 in. diameter. I sold this pendant at a Heritage auction several years ago. [ATTACH=full]948464[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]948466[/ATTACH] Newer generations of Chinese like vivid greens like the brush washer below that I also sold at auction, but the tide is changing. White jade is coming into favor with the current generation & bringing very high prices :confused:. [ATTACH=full]948473[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]948476[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]948479[/ATTACH] The ancient Meso Americans also like the brilliant green jade like the 1,500 year old pendant from Costa Rica, 3.375 in. long. [ATTACH=full]948482[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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