East Asia, China, Qing Dynasty, ca. 1644 to 1912 CE. A beautiful creamy white and green jade stone, its surface incised with curved lines and drilled with seven tiny perforations through it. The jade is set in a modern 18K gold brooch with pale green and blue enamel cloisonne flowers around the edges. Size of jade: 1.25" W x 0.85" H (3.2 cm x 2.2 cm); size of full piece: 1.6" W x 1.25" H (4.1 cm x 3.2 cm)

Chinese art has incorporated jade since the Neolithic period; quarries for nephrite, the formal name for jade, have been found in modern-day southern Mongolia that date to ca. 4000 BCE. The stone was prized for its hardness, its beautiful coloration (with a milky white being the most desired), and its durability. By the third millennium BCE, we know that jade had also come to be associated with immortality. Jade was used to make everything from everyday household objects and decoration to the ceremonial suits in which emperors were buried.

Provenance: ex Hank Johnson collection, Denver, Colorado, USA; ex HD-Enterprise, Denver, Colorado, USA

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Light scratching on surface of jade with a small loss near one end. Modern setting is in excellent condition.