CHINESE HETIAN JADE NEPHRITE DRAGON PHOENIX STATUE

 

CHINESE HETIAN JADE NEPHRITE DRAGON PHOENIX STATUE

 

Item Size:	3.1inch x 3.1inch 80mm x 80mm
Material:	Genuine Nephrite Jade (China Jade)
Color:	Handwork Carving
Age:	Old

 

In China, the most reputable jade producing area is Hetian in Xinjiang Province. Hetian,located in the southwest of Xinjiang in Northwest China, is famous for its exquisite, pure white and flawless jade -- Hetian jade.

Traditionally,the fine jade in Chinese refers to Hetian jade,(Hardness:6.5-6.9 Specific gravity:2.9-3.1),Hetian jade is so hard that it can scratch glass，which is very precious. Hetian Jade can be classified into white, green, blue, yellow and black, etc. and the white one is the most precious. Among the various Hetian jade, Yangzhi(mutton fat) jade is considered the best of the white jade. Mutton-Fat Jade is the first-class item of Hetian-White-jade. It is very rare and only produced in Xinjiang. Its texture is pure and delicate. And its content of Toushan-Stones is nearly 99%. It is white and appears the reserved bright as coagulated grease. The same weight of jade material, the value of Hetian jade is many times of other jade. Han, Song, and Qianlong of Qing dynasty, people all very adore Mutton-Fat Jade.

Hetian jade has a history of more than 2,000 years, originating in the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476BC). In ancient times, Hetian jade was transported into the Central Plains in batches and then engraved into all kinds of exquisite sacrificial vessels and jade ornaments. The Jade Clothes Sewn with Gold Threads unearthed in a Western Han Tomb in Heibei Province is made of 2,000-odd pieces of Hetian jade. Through the ages, Hetian jade had been considered a priceless treasure. we can see only high officials were buried with jade articles.