Jade. From Emperors to Art Deco.
Somogy| N° d'inventaire | 20516 |
| Format | 23 x 30 |
| Détails | 288 p., 280 color ill., bound. |
| Publication | Paris, 2016 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782757211489 |
More than 200 works from prestigious national and international collections, including some of the most sumptuous pieces from the Chinese imperial collections, create a historical and aesthetic epic of jade. From the sources of the most ancient China, where jade draws its fundamental values, to the 1920s, when this stone, "more precious than gold", became a source of inspiration for jewelry and modern art objects, this work lifts the veil on the history of a major expression of Chinese civilization. The sages of Antiquity compared virtue to jade. It is the image of goodness, because it is soft to the touch, unctuous. Of prudence, because its veins are fine, compact, and solid. Of the sky because it resembles a rainbow. Of the earth because its emanations come from the mountains and rivers. Confucius
More than 200 works from prestigious national and international collections, including some of the most sumptuous pieces from the Chinese imperial collections, create a historical and aesthetic epic of jade. From the sources of the most ancient China, where jade draws its fundamental values, to the 1920s, when this stone, "more precious than gold", became a source of inspiration for jewelry and modern art objects, this work lifts the veil on the history of a major expression of Chinese civilization. The sages of Antiquity compared virtue to jade. It is the image of goodness, because it is soft to the touch, unctuous. Of prudence, because its veins are fine, compact, and solid. Of the sky because it resembles a rainbow. Of the earth because its emanations come from the mountains and rivers. Confucius