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Huge Natural Green Jade Chi-Lin Statue.  Sculpture.  Figure.  Qilin.  Kylin.  Feng Shui.  Nephrite.  Xiu.  Hand Carved.  Wood Base.  Xiuyan City. China

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    Skilled craftsmen created this highly detailed Chi-Lin (aka Dragon Horse) from a special category of Nephrite jade, also known as Xiu or Xiuyan jade.  Not quite as hard as other Nephrites, it was mined from Xiuyan City in LiaoNing Province in NE China.   Harder nephrite is… Continue reading

Natural Green Jade Chi-Lin Pair.  Statues.  Qilin.  Kylin.  Feng Shui. Xiu or Nephrite.  China

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  Chi Lin – or the Dragon Horse – is a classic feng shui protection cure and mythological creature.    Loyal to its owner and a protector to the owner’s house, the Chi Lin is of a royal status than other guardians.   Xiu Jade – aka Xiuyan… Continue reading

Khotan Hetian Nephrite Jade Sculptures.  Pair.  Cockeral. Cock. Rooster. China.

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    This nephrite jade comes from the head waters of the Yurungkash River (Kulun Mountains), just north of the Hotan in the Xinjiang Province in western China.  It’s color is a whitish green celadon.   Artisans carve and polish to a semi-opaque tone…. and then hand polish with… Continue reading

Antique Brass and White Jade Letter Opener, China

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Detail:  I have had this opener in my personal collection for a number of years.  High quality Jadeite and brass that is lightly engraved with a floral motif.  Silk box.  Superb quality and in good condition.  A great and lasting gift for someone special or… Continue reading

Nephrite Jade Pixiu Mythical Creature, China

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Detail:  Tested and confirmed to be true nephrite jade.  Shaped as a Pixiu which is a mythical creature representing wealth  . . .  and a voracious appetite for gold and silver.  Circa early 1900’s and from a Chinese jade dealer/collector in Maryland. Sorry, this item… Continue reading
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